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underscore

/verb uhn-der-skawr, -skohr, uhn-der-skawr, -skohr; noun uhn-der-skawr, -skohr/US // verb ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr, ˌʌn dərˈskɔr, -ˈskoʊr; noun ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊr //

强调,突出强调,着重指出

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·scored, un·der·scor·ing.

    • : to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
    • : to stress; emphasize: The recent tragedy underscores the danger of disregarding safety rules.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a line drawn beneath something written or printed.
    • : music for a film soundtrack; background for a film or stage production.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The meta-analysis most of all underscores that there is no secret to happiness, no bliss-bringing epiphany.

  • That it came and went largely unnoticed underscores just how irrelevant the Wildcats were this year.

  • Be sure also to only use lowercase letters and hyphens to separate words rather than underscores.

  • The line of questioning underscores how Republicans intend to keep the focus of Wednesday’s hearing on accusations that tech companies are biased against conservatives.

  • These terrible roles tended to further underscore that she would always be best-known for wearing a dress.

  • To underscore the “shame,” street sweepers followed along behind the prisoners, cleaning the street.

  • To underscore the point: The Constitution strongly protects us against theocrats who would pass religious precepts into law.

  • They underscore the extent to which our ideas of normality are tied closely to socioeconomic status.

  • Of course, other elements had to be added in to underscore that concept, and it also became a mother-son movie.

  • Why the "many frequent and free conversations respecting me and my conduct," which you have taken so much pains to underscore?

  • Here we underscore c′ and c; and, as the whole thing now reads as e′a, we tack on e′a0 as the Conclusion, with a ¶.

  • Our poets do not need to underscore words or to use heavy headlines and italics.

  • Amendments can be read by placing cursor over words with a dashed underscore like this.

  • We may pencil on the margin, or underscore, all the leading propositions, and the typical examples.