underpinning

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnɪŋ]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的现在分词
n.  基础材料; 基础结构; （学说、理论等的）基础; （人的）腿

复数：underpinnings　现在分词：underpinning　

BNC.23590 / COCA.14316

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

• The economic transformation underpinning this shift in power was well under way before the global financial crisis.
  早在全球金融危机爆发前，为这种实力转移提供支持的经济转型就已经开始了。
• Stability requires strategic clarity and an underpinning of universal values, even if they are not uniform.
  维持稳定要求战略清晰，支持普世价值&即使这些普世价值并不一致。
• Governance is a key underpinning to the SOA life cycle.
  在SOA生命周期中，管理是一个关键的基础。
• The provision of support for walls of adjacent property including underpinning should this be necessary.
  为邻近财产隔离墙提供支架，如有必要，应同时提供加强基础。
• Physics is one of the most important sciences underpinning development, yet is often ignored by developing countries.
  物理学是支持发展的最重要的科学学科，然而在发展中国家它经常被忽视。
• Underpinning the detailed screening system is a private equity-like approach.
  支持其详尽筛选体系的是一种类似于私人股本的投资方式。
• Rather, it agreed to endorse only the principles underpinning the EITI, making its rules non-binding.
  非但如此，柬埔寨还仅仅支持EITI的基本原则，这就意味着其中的规则对他们毫无约束。
• Such behaviour attacks the moral underpinning of society.
  这样的行为侵害了社会的道德基础。
• In each case, I explain the conceptual underpinning of the preferred transaction-handling strategy and also demonstrate its shortcomings.
  在每种情况下，我都将解释首选事务处理策略的基本思想并说明其缺点。
• Prof Sims was awarded his share of the prize for his statistical models underpinning many macro-economic models today.
  西姆斯之所以能够分享今年的诺贝尔经济学奖，是因为他创建了支撑当今许多宏观经济模型的一些统计模型。