underlines

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪnz]

v.  在(词语等下)画线; 画底线标出; 强调; 突现
underline的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；凸显
  If one thing, for example an action or an event,underlinesanother, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
     报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
  2. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
     让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
  3. But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
     但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• VERB 在…下画线
  If youunderlinesomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
  1. Underline the following that apply to you...
     在符合自身情况的项下画线。
  2. Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
     用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。

双语例句

• That underlines the "agency problem" at the heart of the banking and boardroom pay sagas.
  这突显出银行业和董事会薪酬问题核心的“代理问题”。
• The auction underlines the difficulties faced by Baghdad as it seeks to rebuild the state.
  此次拍卖凸显了巴格达在寻求重建国家时所面临的困难。
• The ban underlines the complex nature of the problem.
  该禁令突出了问题的复杂性。
• Their statement says the stake is "strategic" and underlines their confidence in the sector.
  它们在声明中称，所持股份是“战略性的”，并强调了它们对铝业的信心。
• This contrast between 1968 and now underlines why talk of a new cold war is misleading.
  1968年与现在的强烈反差，突显出为什么新冷战的说法具有误导性。
• Own experience heavily underlines the dangers inherent in this sort of work.
  我自己的经验明显地突出了这类工作固有的那种危险。
• This study underlines the public health messages about smoking.
  这个研究强调了关于吸烟的公共卫生信息。
• The rapid recent increase in the international wheat price underlines the stakes.
  近来国际小麦价格的快速上涨，突显了上述问题。
• It also underlines how prompt and restrictive isolation measures could have prevented the incident.
  它也表明，快速和限制性的隔离措施能够预防这类事故发生。
• This saying underlines the importance of mothers.
  这句谚语强调母亲的重要性。