[VERB 动词]加强…的基础;巩固;支撑 If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
[V n]
...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
支撑现代艺术的一些观念
...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money.
极度依赖公款支出的生活方式
underpinning
...the economic underpinning of ancient Mexican society.
古代墨西哥社会的经济基础
...the violent woman-hating underpinnings of films like 'Cape Fear'.
《海角惊魂》等影片中强烈的仇视女性的基调
Oxford
under·pin/ˌʌndəˈpɪn; NAmEˌʌndərˈpɪn/verb(-nn-)1underpinsth ( formal) to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc. 加强,巩固,构成(基础等)◆The report is underpinned by extensive research.这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。2underpinsth ( technical 术语) to support a wall by putting metal, concrete, etc. under it 加固(墙)基▶under·pin·ningunderpinningunderpinnings/; NAmE/noun[countable , uncountable ]underpinunderpinsunderpinnedunderpinningunder·pin/ˌʌndəˈpɪn; NAmEˌʌndərˈpɪn/under·pin·ning/; NAmE/
LDC
underpinun‧der‧pin /ˌʌndəˈpɪn $ -ər-/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle underpinned, present participle underpinning) [transitive]
Verb Table
Examples
Collocations
1to give strength or support to something and to help it succeed: the theories that underpin his teaching method America’s wealth is underpinned by a global system which exploits the world’s poor.2 technical to put a solid piece of metal under a wall or house in order to make it stronger—underpinning noun [countable, uncountable]
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.