underlie
英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪ]
美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ]
v. 构成…的基础; 作为…的原因
现在分词：underlying 过去式：underlay 过去分词：underlay 第三人称单数：underlies
Collins.1 / BNC.5797 / COCA.7604
牛津词典
verb
- 构成…的基础；作为…的原因
to be the basis or cause of sth- These ideas underlie much of his work.
他的作品大部分都是以这些主题思想为基础。 - It is a principle that underlies all the party's policies.
这是贯穿该党各项政策的一条准则。
- These ideas underlie much of his work.
柯林斯词典
- See also:Try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger....the energy which seems to underlie all human success.underlying
英英释义
verb
- be or form the base for
- lie underneath