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

• 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。
• Some favour underscoring this flexibility by calling the goal an objective rather than a target and setting no fixed time-frame over which to achieve it.
  一些人还赞成通过将其称为目标（objective）而非指标（target），以及避免设定实现它的具体时间框架，来强调这种灵活性。
• The phrase "improve efficiency and effectiveness" runs like a red line throughout your documents, underscoring the objective of your strategies.
  “提高效率和有效性”的说法如红线般贯穿所有文件，强调了你们的战略目标。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• BEIJING& China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade.
  北京&周四中国启动了一项为未来空间站奠定基础的实验模块，在未来的十年强调其成为主要的空间力量的野心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。