underpinned

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnd]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnd]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的过去分词和过去式

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 statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles.
  Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。
• Investment will continue to be underpinned by 1 00000 ongoing infrastructure projects and an accelerated public housing construction programme.
  正在进行的10万个基建项目以及加速建设保障性住房项目，都将继续支持投资增长。
• Indeed, they are underpinned by a belief that risk-taking and investment should receive a fair reward.
  事实上，这些提议是基于承担风险和投资应该得到公正奖励的信条。
• The engineering sector's success in Asia is underpinned by intellectual property.
  工程业在亚洲的成功，是建立在知识产权的基础之上。
• All these world conventions are underpinned by science.
  所有这些世界惯例的基础都是科学。
• Growth is underpinned by reform, Mr Paulson said.
  保尔森表示：改革将支撑经济增长。
• Their buying would send a signal to the private sector that Treasuries are underpinned by their biggest owners.
  它们的购买行为将向私人部门发出一个信号，即美国国债得到其最大拥有者群体的支持。
• Gradually the laws that underpinned apartheid were abolished.
  渐渐地，支撑种族隔离制度的法律被废除了。
• These developments are underpinned by solid progress in heavy industry.
  重工业的稳固发展为这些进展打下了基础。
• London's openness to foreigners and light regulatory touch has underpinned its role as the pre-eminent international centre.
  伦敦对外国人的开放和宽松的监管，是其成为顶尖国际金融中心的基石。