underpin

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  • v.巩固；加固（墙）基
  • Web支持；支撑；加强
Past Tense：underpinned  Simple Present：underpins  Present Participle：underpinning  

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underpin
v.
1.
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加强，巩固，构成（…的基础等）to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
The report is underpinned by extensive research.
这份报告以广泛的研究为基础。
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加固（墙）基to support a wall by putting metal, concrete, etc. under it

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1.
The bank has also begun to look beyond policies at the deep, social " institutions" that underpin prosperity or poverty.
银行业在开始瞻望更深远的政策，加固繁荣或贫穷的社会“机构”。
yín háng yè zài kāi shǐ zhān wàng gèng shēn yuǎn de zhèng cè , jiā gù fán róng huò pín qióng de shè huì " jī gòu " 。
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2.
Even half of that quantity would be enough to underpin metals demand.
即使只建500万套，也足以支撑中国对金属大宗商品的需求。
jí shǐ zhǐ jiàn wǔ bǎi wàn tào , yě zú yǐ zhī chēng zhōng guó duì jīn shǔ dà zōng shāng pǐn de xū qiú 。
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The bank has also begun to look beyond policies at the deep, social "institutions" that underpin[10] prosperity or poverty.
世界银行已经开始深层次地研究那些支持繁荣或加剧贫困的社会政策或社会制度。
shì jiè yín háng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ shēn céng cì de yán jiū nà xiē zhī chí fán róng huò jiā jù pín kùn de shè huì zhèng cè huò shè huì zhì dù 。
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In his speech, Mr Bean gave examples of the sort of powers that could underpin such a policy.
在这份演讲中，宾先生给出了几个可以支持这一法案的权力细节的例子。
zài zhè fèn yǎn jiǎng zhōng , bīn xiān sheng gěi chū le jǐ gè kě yǐ zhī chí zhè yī fǎ àn de quán lì xì jié de lì zǐ 。
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When both go up together they suggest that the delicate strands of trust that underpin the financial system are again beginning to fray.
当两者同时上扬时，则表明支撑金融体系的脆弱的信任链的再次开始磨损。
dāng liǎng zhě tóng shí shàng yáng shí , zé biǎo míng zhī chēng jīn róng tǐ xì de cuì ruò de xìn rèn liàn de zài cì kāi shǐ mó sǔn 。
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Begonias beds may be attractive, but they do not underpin sustainability in the same way as the planting of indigenous vegetation and trees.
海棠可能很吸引人，但它们却不能像种植的土生土长的植被和树木那样持续生长。
hǎi táng kě néng hěn xī yǐn rén , dàn tā men què bù néng xiàng zhòng zhí de tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng de zhí bèi hé shù mù nà yàng chí xù shēng zhǎng 。
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When restoring the building , the first priority was to underpin the exterior walls by adding wooden supports along the foundations .
修复这座建筑时，首先要做的是沿着地基给外墙增添木支撑。
xiū fù zhè zuò jiàn zhù shí , shǒu xiān yào zuò de shì yán zhe dì jī gěi wài qiáng zēng tiān mù zhī chēng 。
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Candour has its place in foreign policy, but it requires a strategy to underpin the rhetoric.
在外交政策方面，坦诚很重要，但这种言论必须有相应策略作为基础。
zài wài jiāo zhèng cè fāng miàn , tǎn chéng hěn zhòng yào , dàn zhè zhǒng yán lùn bì xū yǒu xiāng yìng cè lüè zuò wéi jī chǔ 。
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Many analysts expect a robust rebound in industrial output and firm consumption to underpin the economy at least until the third quarter.
许多分析师预期工业生产将强劲回升，加上消费坚稳，将至少在第三季之前提供经济支撑力道。
xǔ duō fēn xī shī yù qī gōng yè shēng chǎn jiāng qiáng jìng huí shēng , jiā shang xiāo fèi jiān wěn , jiāng zhì shǎo zài dì sān jì zhī qián tí gōng jīng jì zhī chēng lì dào 。
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This information would get to the bottom of something that usually goes unnoticed: the social networks that underpin organisational life.
这种信息会触及通常不被人注意的深层问题：社交网络支撑着组织生活。
zhè zhǒng xìn xī huì chù jí tōng cháng bù bèi rén zhù yì de shēn céng wèn tí : shè jiāo wǎng luò zhī chēng zhe zǔ zhī shēng huó 。
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