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

• Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
  心理问题经常隐藏在明显的身体疾病下。
• Changing dietary preferences from grain-based to protein-based foodstuffs underlie a boom in food producers.
  正在发生变化的饮食偏好从以谷类为主到以蛋白质为主带来了食品生产的兴旺。
• 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。
• All these factors which underlie our success have been guaranteed in the Basic Law.
  所有这些成功要素，在《基本法》内都一一得到了保障。
• Glycemic control appeared to underlie the antihypertensive effects of intensive therapy.
  控制血糖似乎是强化治疗抗高血压作用的基础。
• Failure to establish proper connectivity in the brain may also underlie autism spectrum disorders and mental retardation.
  建立合适的脑部连接失败也将导致自闭症和智力低下。
• 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。
• 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。
• This developmental flexibility may underlie the developmental and evolutionary diversity in tooth patterning.
  这种发育的可调控性可能说明在牙齿发育和进化过程中的多样性。
• From this experience, they gain the instincts and intuition, as well as the knowledge that underlie an understanding of the interrelation of tactical and operational possibilities and needs.
  从这样的经验里，他们获得（指挥的）本能和直觉，或者说这样的知识存在于对战术性的和作战性的可能与需求的相互关联的理解。