underpin

verb

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

1. VERB 加强…的基础；巩固；支撑
   If one thing underpins another, it helps the other thing to continue or succeed by supporting and strengthening it.
   1. ...mystical themes that underpin all religions...
      支撑所有宗教的神秘主题
   2. ...the beliefs underpinning contemporary art.
      支撑现代艺术的一些观念
   3. ...a style of life extensively underpinned by public money.
      极度依赖公款支出的生活方式

1. So what criteria should underpin a global system for the 21st century?
   那么，面向21世纪，什么样的标准能支撑起这样一个全球性系统呢？
2. That reality must underpin our partnership.
   这一现实必须支撑我们的合作伙伴关系。
3. However they are not yet adequately addressing the obstacles that underpin the failure to share data.
   但他们还没有充分意识到导致共享数据失败的障碍。
4. This could include attracting an external investor to the property spin-off, which would help to underpin its value.
   这个方案可能为分拆房地产资产计划吸引一家外部投资者，这样做有助于支撑这部分资产的价值。
5. By contrast Confucian/ Buddhist goals of harmony in nature underpin landscape painting, the bedrock of Chinese art.
   相比之下，儒教/佛教的自然和谐目标构成了中国画的基石山水画。
6. Analysts believe the new data center could be used to underpin new music and video streaming services.
   分析人士相信，这座新数据中心将用于支持新型流媒体音乐及视频服务。
7. Two pillars underpin the analysis presented in this report.
   这项研究是建立在两个支柱的基础上的。
8. As a result, we will need to ensure that global standards in accountancy continue to underpin our profession.
   因此，我们还必须确保财会行业的全球标准能够巩固我们的行业。
9. Three requirements underpin the success of any monetary union.
   任何一个货币联盟要想成功，都需要三个必要条件的支持。
10. A pro-competition and open regulatory regime will continue to underpin our liberalisation policy for the telecommunications industry.
    为配合电讯业的开放政策，香港会继续采取促进市场竞争和开放的规管制度。
11. This helped to underpin oil prices Wednesday despite weaker Asian stock markets and a stronger dollar.
    星期三巩固的石油价格对于亚洲股票市场和强势美元是有帮助的，尽管力量微弱。
12. The G20 leaders in April committed to promote global trade and investment and reject protectionism, to underpin prosperity.
    今年4月，出席20国集团峰会的领导人承诺，将致力于推动全球贸易与投资，反对保护主义，以巩固繁荣。
13. It can underpin other systems such as crop insurance, bank accounts and driving licences.
    它还能为农作物保险、银行账户和驾照等其他系统打下基础。
14. A soft landing for a bubbly housing market could help underpin the rebound in the economy in the medium-term.
    存在泡沫的楼市若能实现软着陆，将有助于在中期内为经济复苏提供支撑。
15. Last month, a resurgent Nomura completed meshing the systems that underpin its operations with those of Lehman.
    上个月，野村与雷曼的业务支持系统完成了整合，一个全新的野村由此诞生。
16. UK Businesses and governments rely on sound financial knowledge to underpin their strategies for success.
    英国企业和政府依靠健全的财务知识成功地巩固了他们的策略。
17. No other currency enjoys the economic prowess and liquid financial markets that underpin the U.S.dollar.
    没有其他货币享有的经济实力和流动性的金融市场，支撑美元。
18. The need for diversity and a low level of correlation between asset classes should underpin most portfolios.
    对多样化的需要和资产类别之间低水平的相关性，应该构成了大部分投资组合的基础。
19. Rapid urbanisation and a growing middle class will continue to underpin housing demand.
    迅速的城市化进程和日益壮大的中产阶层，将继续维系住宅需求。
20. One should not neglect such "soft" institutional and human factors, which underpin a successful monetary union.
    不要小看这种“软性”的组织因素和人为因素，正是它们为一个成功的货币联盟奠定了基础。
21. Common metrics and methods would underpin an integrated approach.
    共同的标准和方法为一种整合的方法提供了基础。
22. The outcomes of this programme are then presented, including a set of future scenarios for education and a set of socio-technical developments that might underpin such scenarios.
    这项目的结果之后被列出，包括一系列对教育的未来方案和一套可能会巩固支持这一方案的社会技术发展。
23. This rebalancing of global demand would underpin a balanced monetary system. It is also fully in line with the evolution towards a more plural world order.
    全球需求的再平衡将巩固平衡的货币体系，也完全符合世界格局向着更加多元化发展的趋势。
24. Stronger economic growth will help underpin that demand.
    随着经济增长变得更为强劲，石油需求也将进一步上升。
25. Even in a less extreme case, multi-year fiscal stimulus may be required to underpin recovery.
    我们即使不会遇到这种最坏的情况，也可能仍需进行多年的财政刺激才能为经济复苏夯实基础。
26. But, unlike 2007, they are not widely used to underpin other financial deals.
    但与2007年不同，它们并没有被普遍用作其他金融交易的基础。
27. So we would hope that the Bank of Japan would underpin the Japanese economy through its monetary policy.
    因此我们希望，央行能够通过其货币政策，支持日本经济的发展。
28. They also underpin the design and delivery of health services in your own countries, which gives your voice on international issues added legitimacy and authority.
    这些价值观在你们各自国家中也构成保健服务设计和提供的基础，使你们在国际问题上的声音有了更多合理性和权威性。
29. We stand ready to use all policy levers to underpin confidence and the recovery.
    我们已准备好使用各种政策杠杆巩固市场信心和经济复苏。
30. We are implementing structural reforms to lift growth and private sector activity, recognising that well-functioning markets underpin prosperity.
    我们认识到良好运行的市场是繁荣的基础，正在实施结构改革，以促进增长并激发私营部门活力。

verb

1. support from beneath

2. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
   1. The stories and claims were born out by the evidence

   Synonym:    corroboratebear outsupport