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

• Their buying would send a signal to the private sector that Treasuries are underpinned by their biggest owners.
  它们的购买行为将向私人部门发出一个信号，即美国国债得到其最大拥有者群体的支持。
• We could sustain the single market, underpinned by institutions that match the integration of financial firms.
  有适应金融企业一体化的制度作支持，我们可以维持单一市场。
• Indeed, they are underpinned by a belief that risk-taking and investment should receive a fair reward.
  事实上，这些提议是基于承担风险和投资应该得到公正奖励的信条。
• What is different today is that globalization is being underpinned by breathtaking changes in information technology.
  今天所不同的是，全球化正在由信息技术的瞬间变化所支撑着。
• 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。
• In a market economy, the taking of risk is disciplined by bankruptcy, not underpinned by taxpayers.
  在市场经济里，应通过破产来约束冒险行为，而不是让纳税人支持冒险。
• A surveyor said that the problems were caused by subsidence and the house needed to be underpinned.
  一名勘测员说是地面下陷导致了这些问题出现，房子需要加固地基。
• Property prices had remained stable and share prices had risen, underpinned by supportive monetary conditions.
  物业价格维持稳定，股价则在有利的货币状况支持下上升。
• The statue of Diana was underpinned with charred piles.
  Diana雕像是建造在炭化了的木桩上的。
• 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。