underlie

underlie

英[ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]美[ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]

vt.位于或存在于（某物）之下，构成…的基础（或起因），[经]构成优先于…的财*要求；

第三人称单数：underlies;

过去式：underlay;

过去分词：underlain;

现在分词：underlying;

例句

Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?是否有某种个人困难引致他对工作缺乏兴趣?

These doubts underlie the interpretations that we shall now discuss.这些疑问正是我们所要讨论的分析实验结果的依据.

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。

...the energy which seems to underlie all human success.人类一切成功背后似乎都不可缺少的干劲

英语六级真题

And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.

Moreover, the underlying message is that the family's native language is not important or valued.

There are certain underlying similarities.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

为…的起因；构成…的基础

If something underlies a feeling or situation, it is the cause or basis of it.

例句

英汉词典释义

vt.

位于或存在于(某物)之下

构成…的基础(或起因); 引起; 作为…的原因

英英词典释义

Verb

1. be or form the base for

2. lie underneath