underlines

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪnz]

v.  在(词语等下)画线; 画底线标出; 强调; 突现
underline的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；凸显
  If one thing, for example an action or an event,underlinesanother, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
     报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
  2. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
     让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
  3. But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
     但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• VERB 在…下画线
  If youunderlinesomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
  1. Underline the following that apply to you...
     在符合自身情况的项下画线。
  2. Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
     用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。

双语例句

• It merely underlines our rather more nonchalant attitude to life.
  这仅仅是更凸显了我们相当漠然的生活态度。
• Ferguson's team underlines the importance of detecting the outbreak early.
  福格森的研究组强调了早期发现病毒爆发的重要性。
• It underlines the importance we place on the rule of law by an independent judiciary.
  香港独立的司法体制，彰显了我们对法治精神的重视。
• This saying underlines the importance of mothers.
  这句谚语强调母亲的重要性。
• It also underlines the active role Iraq is playing in the region.
  该协议还凸显出伊拉克正在该地区扮演积极角色。
• The rapid recent increase in the international wheat price underlines the stakes.
  近来国际小麦价格的快速上涨，突显了上述问题。
• The rise in cases underlines the urgent need to conduct high-quality immunization campaigns to rapidly boost population immunity levels.
  病例的增加强调了迫切需要开展高质量的免疫运动以便迅速增强人群免疫水平。
• His first faculty appointment underlines this approach.
  他的第一个人员任命就凸显了这一策略。
• That underlines the "agency problem" at the heart of the banking and boardroom pay sagas.
  这突显出银行业和董事会薪酬问题核心的“代理问题”。
• This study underlines the public health messages about smoking.
  这个研究强调了关于吸烟的公共卫生信息。