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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• An exploration of the human condition and life's rites of passage underpins my work.
  我的作品阐释的是对人类生存的探索，和对生、老、病、死等人生各阶段的解读。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。