underpin

英 [ˌʌndəˈpɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈpɪn]

v.  加强，巩固，构成(…的基础等); 加固(墙)基

过去分词：underpinned　现在分词：underpinning　第三人称单数：underpins　过去式：underpinned　

IELTS经济

Collins.1 / BNC.8100 / COCA.15343

牛津词典

verb

• 加强，巩固，构成（…的基础等）
  to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
  1. The report is underpinned by extensive research.
     这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
• 加固（墙）基
  to support a wall by putting metal, concrete, etc. under it

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

英英释义

verb

• support from beneath
• support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
  Synonym:corroboratebear outsupport

双语例句

• Last month, a resurgent Nomura completed meshing the systems that underpin its operations with those of Lehman.
  上个月，野村与雷曼的业务支持系统完成了整合，一个全新的野村由此诞生。
• But, unlike 2007, they are not widely used to underpin other financial deals.
  但与2007年不同，它们并没有被普遍用作其他金融交易的基础。
• One should not neglect such "soft" institutional and human factors, which underpin a successful monetary union.
  不要小看这种“软性”的组织因素和人为因素，正是它们为一个成功的货币联盟奠定了基础。
• UK Businesses and governments rely on sound financial knowledge to underpin their strategies for success.
  英国企业和政府依靠健全的财务知识成功地巩固了他们的策略。
• The need for diversity and a low level of correlation between asset classes should underpin most portfolios.
  对多样化的需要和资产类别之间低水平的相关性，应该构成了大部分投资组合的基础。
• So we would hope that the Bank of Japan would underpin the Japanese economy through its monetary policy.
  因此我们希望，央行能够通过其货币政策，支持日本经济的发展。
• This rebalancing of global demand would underpin a balanced monetary system. It is also fully in line with the evolution towards a more plural world order.
  全球需求的再平衡将巩固平衡的货币体系，也完全符合世界格局向着更加多元化发展的趋势。
• Common metrics and methods would underpin an integrated approach.
  共同的标准和方法为一种整合的方法提供了基础。
• So what criteria should underpin a global system for the 21st century?
  那么，面向21世纪，什么样的标准能支撑起这样一个全球性系统呢？
• Analysts believe the new data center could be used to underpin new music and video streaming services.
  分析人士相信，这座新数据中心将用于支持新型流媒体音乐及视频服务。