underlie
英 [?nd?'la?]
美[,?nd?'la?]
- vt. 成為……的基礎(chǔ)；位于……之下
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?underlies;過去式:?underlay;過去分詞:?underlain;現(xiàn)在分詞:?underlying;
英文詞源
- underlie (v.)
- Old English under licgan "to be subordinate to, to submit to;" see under + lie (v.2). Meaning "to lie under or beneath" is attested from c. 1600; figurative sense of "to be the basis of" is attested from 1852 (implied in underlying). Similar formation in Old High German untarliggan; German unterliegen.
雙語例句
- 1. These ideas underlie much of his work.
- 他的作品大部分都是以這些主題思想為基礎(chǔ)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. These doubts underlie the interpretations that we shall now discuss.
- 這些疑問正是我們所要討論的分析實驗結(jié)果的依據(jù).
來自辭典例句
- 3. You cannot dissociate the Government's actions from the policies which underlie them.
- 不能把政府的措施同作為其根據(jù)的政策割裂開.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?
- 是否有某種個人困難引致他對工作缺乏興趣?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. This rock type originates in the magma chambers that underlie volcanoes.
- 這種巖石源自火山底下的巖漿庫.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)