underline

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪn]

v.  在(词语等下)画线; 画底线标出; 强调; 突现

过去分词：underlined　第三人称单数：underlines　过去式：underlined　现在分词：underlining　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.4685 / COCA.9691

牛津词典

verb

• 在（词语等下）画线；画底线标出
  to draw a line under a word, sentence, etc.
• 强调；突现
  to emphasize or show that sth is important or true
  1. The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.
     这份报告强调学前教育的重要性。
  2. Her question underlined how little she understood him.
     她的问题表明她多么不了解他。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；凸显
  If one thing, for example an action or an event,underlinesanother, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
     报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
  2. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
     让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
  3. But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
     但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• VERB 在…下画线
  If youunderlinesomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
  1. Underline the following that apply to you...
     在符合自身情况的项下画线。
  2. Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
     用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。

英英释义

noun

• a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
  Synonym:underscore

verb

• draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
  Synonym:underscore
• give extra weight to (a communication)
  1. Her gesture emphasized her words
  Synonym:underscoreemphasizeemphasise

双语例句

• This would underline the point to both banks and investors that government bonds are not automatically risk-free.
  这将向银行和投资者强调一点：政府债券不是自动具有零风险的特征。
• Please underline the subjunctive mood in the sentence and explain why it's used here.
  把这句话中的虚拟语气划出来，并解释为什么这里要用它。
• The results of these struggles underline the importance of both individualism and government involvement.
  这些斗争的结果说明，个人主义和政府干预都是重要的。
• We sometimes underline words for emphasis.
  我们有时候？了强调而在字下面画线。
• Underline important points and statements you want to quote in your paper.
  把你想在文章中引用的重要论点和叙述画出来。
• To apply or remove bold, italic, or underline formats, click the buttons on the Formatting toolbar.
  单击格式工具栏上的相应按钮，可以快速应用或删除粗体、斜体和下划线格式。
• She also mentioned content partnerships, which served to underline her emphasis on services.
  她还提到了内容合作，这更加强调了她服务优先的理念。
• But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
  但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• Two ways to accomplish this would be to set the text to bold with underline.
  可以通过两种方式达到这一目的：一是将文本设置为粗体，二是为文本添加下划线。
• And, secondly, we need to underline the need for the government to take leadership on these issues.
  其次是我们有必要强调，政府必须在处理这些问题时发挥领导作用。