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

• Thus the health revolution underpins another of the revolutions of our era: the change in the role of women.
  因此，健康革命支撑了我们这个时代的另一场革命：女性角色的改变。
• It argues that environmental sustainability underpins progress on other MDGs.
  它认为，环境的可持续性是实现其它千年发展目标的基础。
• LONDON&   It is a paradox of the digital age: Even as smartphones and high-speed Internet access become more crucial to everyday life and commerce, the makers of the equipment that underpins those networks can struggle to make money.
  伦敦&这是数字时代的悖论：在智能手机和高速互联网接入在日常生活和商业活动中变得更加重要的同时，这些网络设备的制造商却难以盈利。
• This strategy should also encourage China to support the international system of fair competition that underpins its growth.
  这一战略同时也应鼓励中国，支持公平竞争的国际体系，而公平竞争是增长的基础。
• 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。
• It will support Adobe Flash, the software that underpins some 90 per cent of the web videos.
  它将支持adobeflash，这款软件支持约90%的网络视频。
• 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。
• There is an underlying assumption that once countries invest enough in science and technology ( and the education that underpins it), social progress will virtually automatically follow.
  有一个潜在的假定，即一旦各国向科学技术（以及支持它的教育）投入了足够的资金，社会进步将近乎自发地随之而来。
• The ability of banks to provide liquidity on demand underpins the financial system and the economy in general.
  银行具有随时按客户要求提供流动资金的能力，因而是维持金融体系和整体经济运作的支柱。
• The basic physics needed for astronomy, which underpins some of the forthcoming material, is here.
  这里介绍天文家所需要的基础物理，它们是阅读后面的一些内容的基础。