underpinning

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪnɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪnɪŋ]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基
underpin的现在分词
n.  基础材料; 基础结构; （学说、理论等的）基础; （人的）腿

复数：underpinnings　现在分词：underpinning　

BNC.23590 / COCA.14316

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

• But underpinning the celebration of cultural links are strengthening economic ties between the British capital and China.
  中国文化月的举办将加强伦敦和中国的经济联系。
• The economics underpinning trade negotiations have generally been accepted for many years.
  作为贸易谈判依据的经济学多年来早已得到普遍接受。
• In each case, I explain the conceptual underpinning of the preferred transaction-handling strategy and also demonstrate its shortcomings.
  在每种情况下，我都将解释首选事务处理策略的基本思想并说明其缺点。
• Underpinning such initiatives is a need to describe reusable assets.
  支撑这样的发起需要描述可重用资产。
• For governments, International Standards provide the technological and scientific bases underpinning health, safety and environmental legislation.
  对政府来说：国际标准将对环境、安全、健康等方面的立法提供了技术和科学依据。
• I believe these will serve as a theoretical underpinning for generally accepted project management practice.
  我相信这些原则将为通用的公认的项目管理实践提供理论基础。
• Governance is a key underpinning to the SOA life cycle.
  在SOA生命周期中，管理是一个关键的基础。
• Underpinning all this was the commitment to internal audit of the most senior people in the Department.
  对该部门多数高层官员内部审计的承诺为所有这些打下了基础。
• Underpinning trends in automation technology and process control is moving towards transparent system solutions.
  自动化技术和过程控制的基托趋势转向了透明的系统解决方案。
• The economic transformation underpinning this shift in power was well under way before the global financial crisis.
  早在全球金融危机爆发前，为这种实力转移提供支持的经济转型就已经开始了。