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

• US ethanol refiners are consuming more domestic corn than livestock and poultry farmers for the first time, underscoring how a government-supported biofuels industry has contributed to surging grain demand.
  美国乙醇精炼商消耗的国内玉米数量将首次超过家畜和家禽饲养者，这显示出，这个得到政府支持的生物燃料行业，如何推动了谷物需求的飙升。
• 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。
• This paper contributes to the issue of time-inconsistency and thereby underscoring the significance of commitment stability of government.
  本文通过研究在战略性贸易政策实施过程中的时间不一致性问题表明保持稳定的政府承诺的重要性。
• The reshuffle left observers confused over the strategy, underscoring the opaque nature of China's state enterprises.
  这一人事变动让观察人士对中移动的战略感到困惑，突显出中国国有企业的不透明性。
• 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。
• GATT had "contracting parties", underscoring the fact that officially GATT was a legal text.
  关贸总协定有“缔约方”，强调了关贸总协定正式而言是一个法律文本。
• I came into these meetings underscoring the vital importance of launching a New Deal for Global Food Policy.
  我在会上强调了启动“全球食品政策新政”的极端重要性。
• Taiwan reported a big bounce in gross domestic product for the third quarter yesterday. But figures from Singapore and the Philippines indicated possible weakness, underscoring the uncertain prospects of Asia's mid-sized economies.
  台湾昨日宣布第三季度GDP数据大幅回升，但新加坡和菲律宾的数据显示两国的经济增长可能较为疲弱，这突显出亚洲中等规模经济体经济前景尚有不确定性。
• 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。
• Interest rates for Spanish public debt soared on Friday, underscoring investor concerns.
  西班牙的借贷利率星期五猛增，更加令投资人感到担忧。