underpins

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnz]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
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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

• After all, the only thing that ever underpins a fiat currency is a belief that governments are credible.
  毕竟，法定货币的唯一支撑是对政府信誉的信心。
• This strategy should also encourage China to support the international system of fair competition that underpins its growth.
  这一战略同时也应鼓励中国，支持公平竞争的国际体系，而公平竞争是增长的基础。
• The voting machine metaphor underpins the efficient market hypothesis.
  投票机的说法支持有效市场的假设。
• The ability of banks to provide liquidity on demand underpins the financial system and the economy in general.
  银行具有随时按客户要求提供流动资金的能力，因而是维持金融体系和整体经济运作的支柱。
• The resulting Solutions Partnership operating at the country and global levels underpins our collective drive to end poverty.
  由此在国家和全球层面形成的解决方案伙伴关系将支持我们一起终结贫困。
• Banks 'capital underpins either lending to the real economy or low-yielding assets to support liquidity.
  银行的资本或者用来为实体经济提供贷款，或者用来持有低收益率资产，以支持流动性。
• His presence at the crime underpins the case against him.
  案子发生时他在场对他更不利。
• The basic physics needed for astronomy, which underpins some of the forthcoming material, is here.
  这里介绍天文家所需要的基础物理，它们是阅读后面的一些内容的基础。
• There is an underlying assumption that once countries invest enough in science and technology ( and the education that underpins it), social progress will virtually automatically follow.
  有一个潜在的假定，即一旦各国向科学技术（以及支持它的教育）投入了足够的资金，社会进步将近乎自发地随之而来。
• It is this idea, for example, that underpins recent efforts in developed and developing countries alike to promote the public's understanding of science.
  例如，正是这种观点支持了近来在发达国家和发展中国家同样地促进公众理解科学的举措。