underpin

英[ˌʌndə'pɪn]美[ˌʌndər'pɪn]
  • v. 从下头支持；支撑

    • 记忆方法

    词根词缀法
    under-，在下面，pin，别针，固定。引申义固定根基，加强。
      verb(动词)
      1. 支撑;加强;巩固;构成（基础）

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 支撑;加强;巩固;构成（基础）

      He presented data to underpin his argument.

      他提供了一些数据来支持他的论点。

      Gradually the laws that underpinned (= formed part of the basic structure of) apartheid were abolished.

      以种族隔离制度为基础的法律被逐步废除了。

      When restoring the building, the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations.

      修复这座建筑物时，首先要做的是沿着地基给外墙增加木支撑。

    小知识

    To underpin is to justify or support the ideas behind something, the way your extensive research underpins your self-published book on ice cream trucks in the United States.

    Whenever you substantiate someone's claims, theories, or stories, you underpin them. A slightly different way to underpin is to form the basis or foundation of something: “A philosophy of empathy and kindness underpins all the interactions at my wonderful summer camp.” This verb can also be used in a more literal way, to mean “support from below,” the way the foundation of a house underpins everything that's built on top of it.

    实用短语

    1. to underpin

      支持

    2. underpin detail

      修建基础

    3. reinforcement and underpin

      加固托换

    单词用法

    变化形式
    第三人称单数： underpins过去式： underpinned过去分词： underpinned现在分词： underpinning