underlines

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪnz]

v.  在(词语等下)画线; 画底线标出; 强调; 突现
underline的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调；凸显
  If one thing, for example an action or an event,underlinesanother, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance.
  1. The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk...
     报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
  2. The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury...
     让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
  3. But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
     但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• VERB 在…下画线
  If youunderlinesomething such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance.
  1. Underline the following that apply to you...
     在符合自身情况的项下画线。
  2. Take two coloured pens and underline the positive and negative words.
     用两支彩笔分别在表示肯定和否定意义的词下面画线。

双语例句

• This contrast between 1968 and now underlines why talk of a new cold war is misleading.
  1968年与现在的强烈反差，突显出为什么新冷战的说法具有误导性。
• [ The agreement] sets a new benchmark for LNG supplies into China and underlines Shell's commitment to Chinese LNG customers and to the Gorgon project, he said.
  他表示：（该协议）为向中国供应LNG设定了新的基准，并突出体现了壳牌对中国LNG客户和对高更项目的承诺。
• Own experience heavily underlines the dangers inherent in this sort of work.
  我自己的经验明显地突出了这类工作固有的那种危险。
• Highlighting the link between cultural and biological diversity, the Resolution also underlines the positive contribution of local and indigenous knowledge in tackling environmental challenges.
  决议还强调了文化多样性和生物多样性之间的关联，突出了当地和土著知识为应对环境挑战所做出的积极贡献。
• But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong.
  但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
• The rise in cases underlines the urgent need to conduct high-quality immunization campaigns to rapidly boost population immunity levels.
  病例的增加强调了迫切需要开展高质量的免疫运动以便迅速增强人群免疫水平。
• It also underlines the active role Iraq is playing in the region.
  该协议还凸显出伊拉克正在该地区扮演积极角色。
• This situation underlines the importance of modularity.
  这种情形是强调模块化的重要性。
• The episode underlines two things about global economic governance.
  这段插曲突显出关于全球经济治理的两个问题。
• The auction underlines the difficulties faced by Baghdad as it seeks to rebuild the state.
  此次拍卖凸显了巴格达在寻求重建国家时所面临的困难。