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underlining

/verb uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn; noun uhn-der-lahyn/US // verb ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn; noun ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn //

下划线,底线,划线,底纹

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·lined, un·der·lin·ing.

    • : to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
    • : to indicate the importance of; emphasize, as by stressing or italicizing.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Printing. a caption under an illustration.
    • : a line drawn under something; an underscore.

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Examples

  • Meantime, the U.S. and Israel are both underlining to Tehran that all options are on the table.

  • Underlining the importance of togetherness, taste, and the relationship between humans and the bounty of nature.

  • Both Bush and Carter succeeded only in underlining the limits of American power.

  • But it's worth underlining the dizzying speed at which the White House is moving, and how it complicates the lives of Republicans.

  • I began reading it in earnest last summer, underlining and making notes in the margins.

  • If the language is not forcible enough to convey your ideas, you will not make it better by underlining it.

  • The prince took up the pamphlet which he had been busy underlining with red and blue pencil.

  • But if double underlining is allowable only on this ground, general rules are obviously of no use.

  • These are marked by light underlining and a title attribute which can be accessed by hovering with the mouse.

  • He wore a long gray overcoat with a red underlining, and yellow stripes on his trousers.