underscoring

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːrɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrɪŋ]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
underscore的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；突出；强化
  If something such as an action or an eventunderscoresanother, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery...
     劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。
  2. The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
     一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline


• VERB 在（字词、句子等）下画线
  If youunderscoresomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or give it extra importance.
  1. He heavily underscored his note to Shelley.
     他在给谢利的便条内容下面重重地画了线。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 underline

双语例句

• Many will never have travelled abroad or been official members of terrorist organisations, underscoring the growing problem facing intelligence and security agencies across Europe in tracking radical communities of home-grown terrorists.
  名单上的许多人从来没有出过国，也从来不是恐怖组织的正式成员，这突显了欧洲各国情报和安全机构在追踪由土生土长的恐怖分子构成的激进群体方面遇到的日益严重的问题。
• He cited a long-term view and patience as key, underscoring the importance of putting people first and creating a search engine designed by Chinese for Chinese.
  他引用了长期的观察和耐心的关键，强调以人为本的重要性，并创造一个搜索引擎设计为中国人。
• US ethanol refiners are consuming more domestic corn than livestock and poultry farmers for the first time, underscoring how a government-supported biofuels industry has contributed to surging grain demand.
  美国乙醇精炼商消耗的国内玉米数量将首次超过家畜和家禽饲养者，这显示出，这个得到政府支持的生物燃料行业，如何推动了谷物需求的飙升。
• Two Canadian pension funds and Temasek are to provide financial backing to a high-profile private equity fund looking to invest in China, underscoring rising overseas interest in the fledgling sector.
  加拿大的两只养老基金与新加坡的淡马锡（Temasek）决定，将为一个备受关注的、寻求在华投资的私人股本基金提供资金支持。此举突出表明，海外对这个新兴领域的兴趣与日俱增。
• Key to that change, he believes, is to devolve power and responsibility to local markets, as well as underscoring the importance of brands and serving the customer.
  他认为，改革的关键在于将权力和责任下放至当地市场，同时强调品牌和服务客户的重要性。
• But new evidence underscoring the impact of paternal age on reproduction continues to accumulate.
  但是父亲的年龄会对生殖产生影响的新证据越来越多。
• I came into these meetings underscoring the vital importance of launching a New Deal for Global Food Policy.
  我在会上强调了启动“全球食品政策新政”的极端重要性。
• This is the lesson underscoring all the others.
  这条教训所有企业都应铭记在心。
• But in the meantime, the State Department is underscoring U.S.political support for Georgian sovereignty.
  但是同时，国务院又强调了美国对格鲁吉亚主权的政治支持。
• The fund is small, but it is not about the absolute size of the funds, but about underscoring that Hong Kong infrastructure is now ready and legally competent to offer renminbi products.
  她表示：这只基金的规模并不大，但此事的意义并不在于基金的绝对规模，而在于突显香港的基础设施和法规制度目前已经就位，有能力提供人民币产品。