underpins

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnz]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 加强…的基础；巩固；支撑
  If one thingunderpinsanother, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
  1. ...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
     支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
  2. ...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
     支撑现代艺术的一些观念
  3. ...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money.
     极度依赖公款支出的生活方式

双语例句

• SOA governance and processes, as defined above, underpins these four phases.
  正如上面定义的，SOA治理和流程为这四个阶段提供支持。
• The resulting Solutions Partnership operating at the country and global levels underpins our collective drive to end poverty.
  由此在国家和全球层面形成的解决方案伙伴关系将支持我们一起终结贫困。
• It is this idea, for example, that underpins recent efforts in developed and developing countries alike to promote the public's understanding of science.
  例如，正是这种观点支持了近来在发达国家和发展中国家同样地促进公众理解科学的举措。
• More broadly, the redesigned Who Am I? gallery features in-depth examinations of memory, autism, DNA, genetics, the human brain and the technology that underpins it all.
  从更广义的角度看，这次重修的“我是谁”陈列室展示了对记忆方面的深入研究，以及对孤独症、DNA、遗传学、人脑和腿部的研究。
• Clean, safe drinking water and adequate sanitation underpins and will speed the achievement of all eight MDGs.
  清洁的安全饮水和充足的卫生设施是所有八项千年发展目标的基础并将加速这些目标的实现。
• The best available research evidence heavily underpins these guidelines.
  在这些指南背后起重要支撑作用的，正是那些具有可用性的最佳研究证据。
• Over the last fifteen years, KDE has worked to ensure that Qt will always be available, leading to the creation of agreements such as that which underpins the KDE Free Qt Foundation.
  在过去的十五年里，KDE为确保Qt始终可用做了许多工作，引出了诸如巩固KDE自由Qt基金会（KDEFreeQtFoundation）等协议的产生。
• After all, the only thing that ever underpins a fiat currency is a belief that governments are credible.
  毕竟，法定货币的唯一支撑是对政府信誉的信心。
• This approach underpins much of my research on energy and nutrient flux, and has involved both natural abundance and enriched isotope tracing techniques.
  该方法巩固了对于我在能量和营养流的研究，并结合了自然丰度和浓缩同位素跟踪技法。
• His presence at the crime underpins the case against him.
  案子发生时他在场对他更不利。