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

• In the past, Samsung's chip and components divisions underpinned by years of massive capital spending propelled the company's earnings.
  过去，三星电子的芯片和零件部门推动了公司的盈利增长，这些部门多年以来受到了大规模资本支出的支持。
• Gradually the laws that underpinned apartheid were abolished.
  渐渐地，支撑种族隔离制度的法律被废除了。
• That growing indifference seems to have underpinned a longer-term trend.
  股民们越来越缺乏兴趣，似乎支持了一种更长期的趋势。
• 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。
• 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。
• Has the experimental data been discussed? His conclusions are underpinned by experimental findings.
  试验结果讨论了没有？试验结果证实了他的结论。
• Some of the most valuable brands are underpinned by both trust and recommendation another key finding from the rankings.
  一些最具价值品牌同时获得了信赖与推荐这是此次排行的另一个重大发现。
• But this stability has always been underpinned by coercion and the threat of force.
  但是，这种稳定的基础一直是暴力强制。
• The IMF holds SDRs, underpinned by dollar, euro, yen and pound, as its reserve currency.
  IMF将美元、欧元、日元和英镑支持的SDR作为储备货币。
• International currencies are normally underpinned by some institutional framework.
  国际货币通常以一些制度框架为基础。