underscoring

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːrɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrɪŋ]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
underscore的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；突出；强化
  If something such as an action or an eventunderscoresanother, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery...
     劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。
  2. The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
     一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline


• VERB 在（字词、句子等）下画线
  If youunderscoresomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance.
  1. He heavily underscored his note to Shelley.
     他在给谢利的便条内容下面重重地画了线。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline

双语例句

• Underscoring the Israeli government's nationalist ideology, Begin referred to the West Bank by its biblical name-Judea and Samaria.
  贝京说到约旦河西岸时用的是圣经中的词&朱迪亚-撒马利亚，是西岸的意思，强调了以色列政府的民族主义观念。
• However, trade with Mexico and Central America is very unbalanced, underscoring how non-resource based Latin American economies struggle to compete with China on manufacturing.
  然而，中国与墨西哥和中美洲之间的贸易存在着严重的不平衡，凸显出拉美非资源型经济体在制造业上和中国展开竞争的巨大难度。
• SAS is underscoring its commitment to the financial services industry with the release of a new version of SAS Anti-Money Laundering.
  SAS是通过释放SAS反洗钱系统新版本来强调其对金融服务行业的承诺。
• The fund is small, but it is not about the absolute size of the funds, but about underscoring that Hong Kong infrastructure is now ready and legally competent to offer renminbi products.
  她表示：这只基金的规模并不大，但此事的意义并不在于基金的绝对规模，而在于突显香港的基础设施和法规制度目前已经就位，有能力提供人民币产品。
• The US was more reliant on the Middle East for its oil imports last year, underscoring the critical importance of the politically-unstable region for the country despite the growing energy independence its shale gas revolution is bringing.
  去年美国在石油进口方面对中东的依赖度上升，凸显出这一政治不稳定地区对于美国的重要性，尽管页岩气开发带来的能源革命使美国的能源独立性逐步上升。
• Bringing the remains back to the Pantheon, he said, would be an act of reconciliation between those who voted for the republic and those who voted for the monarchy and their heirs& it's underscoring that this history belongs to Italy.
  他说，把他们的遗体送回万神殿，将是共和国的支持者与君主制及其后代的支持者的一次和解&这是在强调这段历史属于意大利。
• Some favour underscoring this flexibility by calling the goal an objective rather than a target and setting no fixed time-frame over which to achieve it.
  一些人还赞成通过将其称为目标（objective）而非指标（target），以及避免设定实现它的具体时间框架，来强调这种灵活性。
• Two Canadian pension funds and Temasek are to provide financial backing to a high-profile private equity fund looking to invest in China, underscoring rising overseas interest in the fledgling sector.
  加拿大的两只养老基金与新加坡的淡马锡（Temasek）决定，将为一个备受关注的、寻求在华投资的私人股本基金提供资金支持。此举突出表明，海外对这个新兴领域的兴趣与日俱增。
• But new evidence underscoring the impact of paternal age on reproduction continues to accumulate.
  但是父亲的年龄会对生殖产生影响的新证据越来越多。
• But underscoring market fears, Rome was forced this week to sell bonds at record interest rates.
  但令市场尤其感到担忧的是，罗马这星期被迫以创记录的高利率出售债券。