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

• G-20 ministers and governors last year underscored the critical importance of this issue.
  20国集团的财长和央行行长去年强调，该议题是重中之重。
• That conclusion is underscored by a new study, which looks at the pollutants that go up smokestacks along with carbon dioxide.
  科学家们对烟囱中混合了二氧化碳的污染物进行了一项新研究，强调了这一结论。
• It has underscored the consequences of public policies& for developed and developing countries.
  全球经济危机用最沉重的教训告诉我们，要质疑设定的概念。经济危机凸显了发展中国家不断增长的重要性；凸显了公共政策的影响力，不论是在发达国家，还是在发展中国家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The G-20 meeting also underscored the importance of the need for further aid increases, improving aid effectiveness and good governance.
  20国集团会议还强调了进一步增加援助、提高援助效果和良政治理的重要性。
• 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。
• The downgrade provided no new facts but underscored fears that the world is a risky place.
  下调美国评级无甚新意，不过是凸显了以下担忧：当今世界是一个危险之地。