[VERB 动词]强调;凸显 If one thing, for example an action or an event, underlines another, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
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The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
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[VERB 动词]在…下画线 If you underline something such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
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Underline the following that apply to you...
在符合自身情况的项下画线。
Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。
Oxford
under·line/ˌʌndəˈlaɪn; NAmEˌʌndərˈlaɪn/(alsounder·scoreespecially in NAmE)verb1underlinesth to draw a line under a word, sentence, etc. 在(词语等下)画线;画底线标出2to emphasize or show that sth is important or true 强调;突现underlinesth ◆The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.这份报告强调学前教育的重要性。underlinehow, what, etc… ◆Her question underlined how little she understood him.她的问题表明她多么不了解他。underlinethat… ◆The report underlined that the project enjoyed considerable support in both countries.这份报告强调该项目得到两国的极大支持。it is underlined that…◆It should be underlined that these are only preliminary findings.需要强调的是,这些只是初步的研究结果。underlineunderlinesunderlinedunderliningunder·line/ˌʌndəˈlaɪn; NAmEˌʌndərˈlaɪn/
1to draw a line under a word to show that it is important2to show that something is importantSYN highlight: This tragic incident underlines the need for immediate action.► see thesaurus at
emphasize
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