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

• 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。
• 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。
• Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger.
  努力找出你的愤怒之下潜藏的情感。
• The scientists believe that oxidative stress may underlie premature aging in these animals.
  科学家认为氧化应激可能是这些动物过早老化的原因。
• Now researchers have uncovered the changes in the brain that underlie that phenomenon.
  现在科学家们已经发现了这一现象背后的大脑变化。
• 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。
• The secretary said the poverty and instability in Somalia that underlie the piracy problem are not being forgotten.
  克林顿国务卿说，潜伏在海盗问题下面的索马里的贫困和不稳定没有被忘记。
• 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。
• These rates underlie borrowing rates for households and businesses.
  这些利率是家庭和企业借贷利率的基础。