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

• Interest rates for Spanish public debt soared on Friday, underscoring investor concerns.
  西班牙的借贷利率星期五猛增，更加令投资人感到担忧。
• This is the lesson underscoring all the others.
  这条教训所有企业都应铭记在心。
• The US was more reliant on the Middle East for its oil imports last year, underscoring the critical importance of the politically-unstable region for the country despite the growing energy independence its shale gas revolution is bringing.
  去年美国在石油进口方面对中东的依赖度上升，凸显出这一政治不稳定地区对于美国的重要性，尽管页岩气开发带来的能源革命使美国的能源独立性逐步上升。
• McDonald's move into mochas and iced lattes has helped the fast food chain report its seventh consecutive month of increases in global sales this year, underscoring the resilience of its business model in the recession.
  麦当劳（McDonald's）进军摩卡和冰拿铁市场的举动，帮助这家快餐连锁企业今年连续第七个月实现全球销售增长，凸显出其商业模式在经济衰退时期的弹性。
• SAS is underscoring its commitment to the financial services industry with the release of a new version of SAS Anti-Money Laundering.
  SAS是通过释放SAS反洗钱系统新版本来强调其对金融服务行业的承诺。
• GATT had "contracting parties", underscoring the fact that officially GATT was a legal text.
  关贸总协定有“缔约方”，强调了关贸总协定正式而言是一个法律文本。
• This paper contributes to the issue of time-inconsistency and thereby underscoring the significance of commitment stability of government.
  本文通过研究在战略性贸易政策实施过程中的时间不一致性问题表明保持稳定的政府承诺的重要性。
• Taiwan reported a big bounce in gross domestic product for the third quarter yesterday. But figures from Singapore and the Philippines indicated possible weakness, underscoring the uncertain prospects of Asia's mid-sized economies.
  台湾昨日宣布第三季度GDP数据大幅回升，但新加坡和菲律宾的数据显示两国的经济增长可能较为疲弱，这突显出亚洲中等规模经济体经济前景尚有不确定性。
• Underscoring the Israeli government's nationalist ideology, Begin referred to the West Bank by its biblical name-Judea and Samaria.
  贝京说到约旦河西岸时用的是圣经中的词&朱迪亚-撒马利亚，是西岸的意思，强调了以色列政府的民族主义观念。
• Taiwan yesterday called on China to show concrete goodwill with regard to the island's participation in international organisations, underscoring the risks that could derail the two sides 'attempts to circumvent political differences and seek closer economic ties.
  台湾昨日呼吁中国大陆在台湾参与国际组织方面展现具体善意，突显在双方搁置政治分歧、寻求更紧密经济联系努力上存在出轨的风险。