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

• International currencies are normally underpinned by some institutional framework.
  国际货币通常以一些制度框架为基础。
• But this stability has always been underpinned by coercion and the threat of force.
  但是，这种稳定的基础一直是暴力强制。
• All these world conventions are underpinned by science.
  所有这些世界惯例的基础都是科学。
• Countries such as Australia and Qatar have strengthened their positions as leading gas exporters, but LNG remains a contract-based market involving bilateral deals rather than being underpinned by a world spot market.
  澳大利亚和卡塔尔等国加强了它们作为主要天然气出口国的地位，但液化天然气市场仍基于双边协议合同，而非国际现货市场。
• That growing indifference seems to have underpinned a longer-term trend.
  股民们越来越缺乏兴趣，似乎支持了一种更长期的趋势。
• 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。
• The growth prospects of oil sands have been underpinned recently by the rising price of crude oil.
  最近原油价格的不断上涨，也为油砂资源的发展前景提供了支撑。
• 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。
• Some of the most valuable brands are underpinned by both trust and recommendation another key finding from the rankings.
  一些最具价值品牌同时获得了信赖与推荐这是此次排行的另一个重大发现。
• The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles.
  Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。