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underlie

/uhn-der-lahy/US // ˌʌn dərˈlaɪ //UK // (ˌʌndəˈlaɪ) //

底层,底层的,衬托着,衬托

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·lay, un·der·lain, un·der·ly·ing.

    • : to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
    • : to be at the basis of; form the foundation of.
    • : Grammar. to function as the root morpheme or original or basic form of: The form “boy” underlies “boyish.”
    • : Finance. to be primary to another right or security.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ingovern
Forms: underlying

Examples

  • The core idea underlying our simulations is that competitive states should inform other competitive states.

  • He “forked” the code underlying a popular cryptocurrency project, essentially copy-pasting the open source software underpinning Uniswap, a so-called decentralized exchange, to create a rival project.

  • He’s asking the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee on Wednesday to approve a new four-year contract with the Florida-based company that owns the underlying technology.

  • “Identification of the genetic factors that underlie extreme human lifespan should provide insights into the mechanisms of human longevity and disease resistance,” the authors said.

  • Thinking about the criminalization of things after the fact creates a future penalty but is not undoing underlying racism and hate.

  • Layers of history underlie most areas, and bones show up in the most inconvenient of building sites.

  • Now, in the first study of its kind, neuroscientists have pinpointed the brain circuits that underlie unrealistic optimism.

  • The concept of impulse control comes from a better understanding of the brain mechanisms that underlie self-restraint.

  • These two wonderful products of Newton's genius underlie the whole structure of modern astronomy and modern mechanics.

  • The line of her long underlie drawn sharp to check her tears, stopped her speaking.

  • It is now engaged in discovering the unseen causes which underlie the objective effects we notice in the physical world.

  • At all events, two quite distinct views seem to underlie the opening books of the Old Testament.

  • Similar fundamental factors underlie the last great cultural change.