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

• We are implementing structural reforms to lift growth and private sector activity, recognising that well-functioning markets underpin prosperity.
  我们认识到良好运行的市场是繁荣的基础，正在实施结构改革，以促进增长并激发私营部门活力。
• So we would hope that the Bank of Japan would underpin the Japanese economy through its monetary policy.
  因此我们希望，央行能够通过其货币政策，支持日本经济的发展。
• We stand ready to use all policy levers to underpin confidence and the recovery.
  我们已准备好使用各种政策杠杆巩固市场信心和经济复苏。
• Rapid urbanisation and a growing middle class will continue to underpin housing demand.
  迅速的城市化进程和日益壮大的中产阶层，将继续维系住宅需求。
• A pro-competition and open regulatory regime will continue to underpin our liberalisation policy for the telecommunications industry.
  为配合电讯业的开放政策，香港会继续采取促进市场竞争和开放的规管制度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That reality must underpin our partnership.
  这一现实必须支撑我们的合作伙伴关系。
• 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。