underscored

英 [ˌʌndəˈskɔːd]

美 [ˌʌndərˈskɔːrd]

v.  在…下面划线; 强调; 着重说明
underscore的过去分词和过去式

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

• Last week, Brinster and his colleagues underscored the point.
  上周，布林斯特和他的同事证实了这一点。
• He has underscored these ideals by tracing their history.
  他追溯了这些理想的历史，凸显了其价值。
• That fall underscored the nation's fast diminishing appetite for raw materials and weakening domestic consumer demand.
  这一下降突显了该国对原材料的需求在迅速减弱，国内消费者需求也逐渐疲软。
• Reporting on progress towards the MDGs has underscored the importance of producing more reliable and timely data.
  报告实现千年发展目标的进展凸显了生成更可靠更及时数据的重要性。
• He also underscored the close partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
  他还指出，美国与沙特阿拉伯有着密切的合作关系。
• The G-20 underscored the importance of ensuring that the Multilateral Development Banks are adequately financed to meet the needs of this crisis.
  二十国集团会议强调了确保给多边开发银行配备足够资金来满足危机期间需求的重要性。
• Microsoft's unexpected introduction of the Surface underscored that idea.
  微软出人意料地推出Surface平板电脑正彰显了这一概念。
• Both the proponents of the various proposals and other delegations had, on many occasions, underscored the importance of the development agenda for obvious and manifest reasons.
  多项议案的支持者和其他代表团出于显而易见的原因多次强调了发展议程的重要性。
• The words were heavily underscored by a ballpoint pen.
  这些字底下用圆珠笔重重地划了线。
• The ASEAN summit meeting in vientiane, laos, this week underscored the disparity among asia's economies and cultures.
  本周在老挝万象举行的东盟首脑会议强调指出了在亚洲各国经济和文化的悬殊。