| 释义 |
underlie | BrE ʌndəˈlʌɪ, AmE ˌəndərˈlaɪ | transitive verb present participle underlying past tense underlay past participle underlain ① (lie below) 位于…之下 wèiyú… zhī xià ② (form basis of) 构成…的基础 gòuchéng… de jīchǔ ▸ the fundamental issue which underlies the conflict 引发冲突的根本问题 ▸ a bitter pessimism underlies all his writing 痛苦的悲观情绪贯穿他的所有作品 |