underscores

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
n.  下划线，底线(用于字母下划线或计算机命令和互联网地址中)
underscore的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；突出；强化
  If something such as an action or an eventunderscoresanother, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery...
     劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。
  2. The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
     一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline


• VERB 在（字词、句子等）下画线
  If youunderscoresomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance.
  1. He heavily underscored his note to Shelley.
     他在给谢利的便条内容下面重重地画了线。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline

双语例句

• "This underscores the importance of discovering the origin of active Akt in glioblastomas," he said.
  “这突出了发现胶质母细胞瘤中活性Akt蛋白的重要性，”他说。
• The example above underscores one key point& employees sometimes just need to be asked for their opinion.
  上文的例子强调了一个重要的问题&有时候我们需要做的只是征求一下员工们的意见。
• The current financial turmoil underscores the need for corporate governance funds.
  梅尔文表示：当前的金融动荡突显了对企业治理基金的需求。
• The film's curious melange of dialects only underscores this quality.
  影片的好奇混杂的方言不仅强调了这一点质量。
• And this very fact underscores the reason we cannot live under the threat of blackmail.
  这事实也显出我们再也不能在讹诈的威胁中生存了。
• All of this underscores how dependent business, government and society are on one another.
  所有这些都凸显了商业、政府和社会是多么地相互依赖。
• Only underscores the importance of this antiterrorism treaty that we just signed.
  进一步强调了这一刚签署的反恐条约的重要性。
• It also underscores a fundamental role that SOA might play as a framework within the organization and shows its potential influence on an organization's information systems and management services.
  它还强调了SOA作为框架扮演的基础性角色，并显示了它对公司的信息系统和管理服务所拥有的潜在性影响。
• Another person familiar with WPP underscores the point.
  另一个熟悉wpp的人强调了这点。
• Either way, the research underscores a problem with the way colleges have globalized.
  无论是哪种原因，研究结果都突显了大学全球化过程中的一个问题。