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

• Do Deeper Principles Underlie Quantum Uncertainty and Nonlocality?
  在量子不确定性和非定域性的下面还有更深层的原理吗？
• 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。
• These assignments will encourage you to ask questions, to consider the assumptions and definitions that underlie a conflict, to analyze and argue.
  这些作业将会鼓励你提出问题、在与合理性有所冲突的基础上考虑其假设和定义，来进行分析和论证。
• They went so far as to question and thoroughly analyze the basic assumptions that underlie how fighters are judged and compared.
  他们对于基本功能的置疑和透彻分析是如此的深入以至于它们成为了如何在战斗机之间进行评断和比较的基础。
• 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。
• Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?
  是否有某种个人困难引致他对工作缺乏兴趣？
• Describe the neurochemical and behavioral processes that are thought to underlie the development of alcoholic dementia.
  叙述形成酒瘾性痴呆症的神经化学和行为之过程。
• Long-running disputes over land are thought to underlie many of the clashes.
  据信关于土地问题由来以久的争议也引发了许多冲突。
• Get some counseling or coaching to unwind the issues that underlie the fear and destructive behaviors.
  获得一些咨询或辅导，来解决潜藏在恐惧和破坏行为之下的问题。
• 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。