underlie

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]

v.  构成…的基础; 作为…的原因

现在分词：underlying　过去式：underlay　过去分词：underlay　第三人称单数：underlies　

考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5797 / COCA.7604

牛津词典

verb

• 构成…的基础；作为…的原因
  to be the basis or cause of sth
  1. These ideas underlie much of his work.
     他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。
  2. It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
     这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。

柯林斯词典

• See also:Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger....the energy which seems to underlie all human success.underlying

英英释义

verb

• be or form the base for
• lie underneath

双语例句

• Over the past two decades, molecular neuroscientists have identified key molecules and mechanisms that underlie synapse development, activity and stability.
  在过去的二十年中，分子神经科学家已确定的关键分子和机制，突触发育，活性和稳定性的基础。
• In it you emphasise that rationality and calculation underlie economic behaviour.
  你在书中强调，理性和计算是经济行为的基础。
• This developmental flexibility may underlie the developmental and evolutionary diversity in tooth patterning.
  这种发育的可调控性可能说明在牙齿发育和进化过程中的多样性。
• This principle, which is taken to be valid throughout space and time, is said to underlie the method of physics.
  这个原理被看作是在整个空间和时间内有效，据说它是物理学方法的基础。
• International Circulation: The mechanisms that underlie adverse cardiovascular outcomes in diabetic patients have not been well characterized.
  《国际循环》：糖尿病患者心脏疾病预后不佳的机制还不清楚。
• We support the broad aims which underlie this bill.
  我们支持构成这一议案基础的大致目标。
• Failure to establish proper connectivity in the brain may also underlie autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation.
  建立合适的脑部连接失败也将导致自闭症和智力低下。
• It is shown that linguistic theories underlie syllabus design and teaching methods.
  结果表明，语言学理论基础课程设计和教学方法。
• The translator's awareness of fictional rhythm and his translation style underlie the degree of the representation in question.
  小说节奏在译文中的再现程度取决于译者的小说节奏意识以及其翻译风格。
• Too many organisations use a risk process without understanding the principles that underlie effective risk management.
  太多组织使用风险流程但是却不了解其所隐含的有效风险管理原则。