underpinned

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnd]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnd]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的过去分词和过去式

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

• Human progress, as Keynes recognised, has always been underpinned by organisations.
  正如凯恩斯所言，人类进步总要有组织的支持。
• Countries such as Australia and Qatar have strengthened their positions as leading gas exporters, but LNG remains a contract-based market involving bilateral deals rather than being underpinned by a world spot market.
  澳大利亚和卡塔尔等国加强了它们作为主要天然气出口国的地位，但液化天然气市场仍基于双边协议合同，而非国际现货市场。
• All these world conventions are underpinned by science.
  所有这些世界惯例的基础都是科学。
• London's openness to foreigners and light regulatory touch has underpinned its role as the pre-eminent international centre.
  伦敦对外国人的开放和宽松的监管，是其成为顶尖国际金融中心的基石。
• A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
  一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现，房子需要加固地基。
• His principled stance and the moral force that underpinned it were decisive in dismantling the system of apartheid.
  在废除种族隔离制度的过程中，他的原则立场以及支撑这一立场的道义力量发挥了决定性的作用。
• Increasing revenue from broadband and multinational companies have underpinned BT's improving performance.
  来自宽带和跨国公司业务的收入日益增长，帮助英国电信不断提升业绩。
• The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles.
  Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。
• Growth is underpinned by reform, Mr Paulson said.
  保尔森表示：改革将支撑经济增长。
• Indeed, they are underpinned by a belief that risk-taking and investment should receive a fair reward.
  事实上，这些提议是基于承担风险和投资应该得到公正奖励的信条。