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

• 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。
• In this respect, let's underline a vital point: Integration is a two-way process.
  鉴于此，有一点是必须强调的：认同是一个双向的过程。
• 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。
• 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。
• Note that strikeout and underline are supported only on Eclipse V3.1.
  注意，删除线和下划线只在EclipseV3.1上受到支持。
• These different roles underline the importance of these ceils.
  这些不同的作用强调了这些细胞的重要性。
• 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。
• Their brief visit has served to underline the deep differences between the two countries
  他们短暂的访问恰恰凸显了两国间分歧的严重程度。
• Projects like JONAS underline that trend and already provide these features as OSGi bundles.
  像JONAS这样的项目也在强调这一趋势，并已经将这些特性以OSGiBundles的方式提供了出来。
• Underline key words and phrases when you read as well as paying attention to key words in the questions.
  阅读过程中划出关键单词和词组，并且特别关注问题中的关键词。