underpins

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnz]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的第三人称单数

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

• A renewed commitment to primary health care underpins efforts to improve the health of women.
  我们重申了对初级卫生保健的承诺，力求增进妇女健康。
• The human spirit underpins it and connects us all.
  人道精神是它的支撑，把我们所有人连接起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Banks 'capital underpins either lending to the real economy or low-yielding assets to support liquidity.
  银行的资本或者用来为实体经济提供贷款，或者用来持有低收益率资产，以支持流动性。