underpin
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it. 支撐; 加固
...mystical themes that underpin all religions. ...支撐所有宗教的神話主題。
2. underpinningN-VAR
...the economic underpinning of ancient Mexican society. ...古代墨西哥社會(huì)的經(jīng)濟(jì)基礎(chǔ)。
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underpin /??nd??p?n/ (underpinning,underpinned,underpins)
劍橋詞典
- architecture formal or specialized
to give support , strength , or a basic structure to something
支撐；加強(qiáng)；鞏固；構(gòu)成（基礎(chǔ)）
He presented data to underpin his argument . 他提供了一些數(shù)據(jù)來支持他的論點(diǎn)。
Gradually the laws that underpinned (= formed part of the basic structure of) apartheid were abolished . 以種族隔離制度為基礎(chǔ)的法律被逐步廢除了。
When restoring the building , the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations . 修復(fù)這座建筑物時(shí)，首先要做的是沿著地基給外墻增加木支撐。 返回 underpin