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

• 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。
• It argues that environmental sustainability underpins progress on other MDGs.
  它认为，环境的可持续性是实现其它千年发展目标的基础。
• The reason for this is that we want to promote a coding approach that is loosely coupled and strongly typed; that philosophy underpins everything in the spec.
  这是因为我们想促成一种松耦合和强类型的编码方法；这种理念是该规范的基础。
• If the argument is lost in any of the major world economies, the political consensus that underpins globalisation could unravel.
  如果这种主张在任何一个主要全球经济体中不能站住脚，作为全球化基石的政治共识就可能瓦解。
• 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。
• 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。
• More broadly, the redesigned Who Am I? gallery features in-depth examinations of memory, autism, DNA, genetics, the human brain and the technology that underpins it all.
  从更广义的角度看，这次重修的“我是谁”陈列室展示了对记忆方面的深入研究，以及对孤独症、DNA、遗传学、人脑和腿部的研究。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。