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underlie

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]

v.  构成…的基础; 作为…的原因

现在分词:underlying 过去式:underlay 过去分词:underlay 第三人称单数:underlies 

考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5797 / COCA.7604

牛津词典

    verb

    • 构成…的基础;作为…的原因
      to be the basis or cause of sth
      1. These ideas underlie much of his work.
        他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。
      2. It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
        这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。

    柯林斯词典

    英英释义

    verb

    • be or form the base for
      1. lie underneath

        双语例句

        • Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
          心理问题经常隐藏在明显的身体疾病下。
        • This developmental flexibility may underlie the developmental and evolutionary diversity in tooth patterning.
          这种发育的可调控性可能说明在牙齿发育和进化过程中的多样性。
        • Defective CD44 functioning appears to underlie the pathogenesis of atrophy.
          CD44功能缺陷似乎是皮肤萎缩发病的基础。
        • The scientists believe that oxidative stress may underlie premature aging in these animals.
          科学家认为氧化应激可能是这些动物过早老化的原因。
        • We support the broad aims which underlie this bill.
          我们支持构成这一议案基础的大致目标。
        • Attitudes: Attitudes underlie the way we behave and communicate and the way we interpret messages from others.
          态度:态度是我们行为处事和沟通的基础,同样也是我们从别人那获得信息的基础。
        • Describe the neurochemical and behavioral processes that are thought to underlie the development of alcoholic dementia.
          叙述形成酒瘾性痴呆症的神经化学和行为之过程。
        • International Circulation: The mechanisms that underlie adverse cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients have not been well characterized.
          《国际循环》:糖尿病患者心脏疾病预后不佳的机制还不清楚。
        • This principle, which is taken to be valid throughout space and time, is said to underlie the method of physics.
          这个原理被看作是在整个空间和时间内有效,据说它是物理学方法的基础。
        • Long-running disputes over land are thought to underlie many of the clashes.
          据信关于土地问题由来以久的争议也引发了许多冲突。