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

• The reshuffle left observers confused over the strategy, underscoring the opaque nature of China's state enterprises.
  这一人事变动让观察人士对中移动的战略感到困惑，突显出中国国有企业的不透明性。
• Key to that change, he believes, is to devolve power and responsibility to local markets, as well as underscoring the importance of brands and serving the customer.
  他认为，改革的关键在于将权力和责任下放至当地市场，同时强调品牌和服务客户的重要性。
• But underscoring market fears, Rome was forced this week to sell bonds at record interest rates.
  但令市场尤其感到担忧的是，罗马这星期被迫以创记录的高利率出售债券。
• 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。
• US ethanol refiners are consuming more domestic corn than livestock and poultry farmers for the first time, underscoring how a government-supported biofuels industry has contributed to surging grain demand.
  美国乙醇精炼商消耗的国内玉米数量将首次超过家畜和家禽饲养者，这显示出，这个得到政府支持的生物燃料行业，如何推动了谷物需求的飙升。
• But in the meantime, the State Department is underscoring U.S.political support for Georgian sovereignty.
  但是同时，国务院又强调了美国对格鲁吉亚主权的政治支持。
• This is the lesson underscoring all the others.
  这条教训所有企业都应铭记在心。
• I came into these meetings underscoring the vital importance of launching a New Deal for Global Food Policy.
  我在会上强调了启动“全球食品政策新政”的极端重要性。
• 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。
• However, trade with Mexico and Central America is very unbalanced, underscoring how non-resource based Latin American economies struggle to compete with China on manufacturing.
  然而，中国与墨西哥和中美洲之间的贸易存在着严重的不平衡，凸显出拉美非资源型经济体在制造业上和中国展开竞争的巨大难度。