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

• 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。
• Annex B outlines the basic theoretical and practical concepts underpinning the design of absorbent materials.
  附录B列出了基础理论和吸波材料设计的实践思想。
• We tried to use underpinning, and the problem got solved successfully.
  在处理过程中应用托换技术进行了尝试，顺利解决了这一问题。
• Underpinning such initiatives is a need to describe reusable assets.
  支撑这样的发起需要描述可重用资产。
• Such behaviour attacks the moral underpinning of society.
  这样的行为侵害了社会的道德基础。
• Have a working understanding of the philosophical issues underpinning management research;
  对哲学问题的运作加强管理研究的理解。
• 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。
• Underpinning trends in automation technology and process control is moving towards transparent system solutions.
  自动化技术和过程控制的基托趋势转向了透明的系统解决方案。
• Underpinning all this was the commitment to internal audit of the most senior people in the Department.
  对该部门多数高层官员内部审计的承诺为所有这些打下了基础。
• 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。