underpin

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪn]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基

过去分词：underpinned　现在分词：underpinning　第三人称单数：underpins　过去式：underpinned　

IELTS经济

Collins.1 / BNC.8100 / COCA.15343

牛津词典

verb

• 加强，巩固，构成（…的基础等）
  to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
  1. The report is underpinned by extensive research.
     这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
• 加固（墙）基
  to support a wall by putting metal, concrete, etc. under it

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

英英释义

verb

• support from beneath
• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
  Synonym:corroboratebear outsupport

双语例句

• The need for diversity and a low level of correlation between asset classes should underpin most portfolios.
  对多样化的需要和资产类别之间低水平的相关性，应该构成了大部分投资组合的基础。
• This rebalancing of global demand would underpin a balanced monetary system. It is also fully in line with the evolution towards a more plural world order.
  全球需求的再平衡将巩固平衡的货币体系，也完全符合世界格局向着更加多元化发展的趋势。
• That reality must underpin our partnership.
  这一现实必须支撑我们的合作伙伴关系。
• The outcomes of this programme are then presented, including a set of future scenarios for education and a set of socio-technical developments that might underpin such scenarios.
  这项目的结果之后被列出，包括一系列对教育的未来方案和一套可能会巩固支持这一方案的社会技术发展。
• One should not neglect such "soft" institutional and human factors, which underpin a successful monetary union.
  不要小看这种“软性”的组织因素和人为因素，正是它们为一个成功的货币联盟奠定了基础。
• A soft landing for a bubbly housing market could help underpin the rebound in the economy in the medium-term.
  存在泡沫的楼市若能实现软着陆，将有助于在中期内为经济复苏提供支撑。
• It can underpin other systems such as crop insurance, bank accounts and driving licences.
  它还能为农作物保险、银行账户和驾照等其他系统打下基础。
• Last month, a resurgent Nomura completed meshing the systems that underpin its operations with those of Lehman.
  上个月，野村与雷曼的业务支持系统完成了整合，一个全新的野村由此诞生。
• Two pillars underpin the analysis presented in this report.
  这项研究是建立在两个支柱的基础上的。
• By contrast Confucian/ Buddhist goals of harmony in nature underpin landscape painting, the bedrock of Chinese art.
  相比之下，儒教/佛教的自然和谐目标构成了中国画的基石山水画。