undergird

英式音标：['ʌndə'gɜ:d]

美式音标：[ˌʌndɚˈɡɚd]

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概况：

vt. 加强；从底层加固

词义：

vt.

在底部加固；从底层支撑；加强；支持

变形

过去式：undergirdedundergirt过去分词：undergurdedundergirt现在分词：undergirding第三人称单数：undergirds

英英释义

undergird[ ,ʌndə'ɡə:d ]

v.

lend moral support to

make secure underneath

"undergird the ship"

同义词：brace up

用法：

权威例句

Government Programs Undergird Early-Ed. Priorities - Education Week

Essential Experiences To Undergird the Early Development of Literacy.

Controversial University Policies Undergird Protests in Venezuela

How networks undergird the lateral capability of an organization—where the work gets done

How networks undergird the lateral capability of an organization - where the work gets done

An Analysis of Four Theories that Undergird Research in Plus-Sized Black Women

How do communities undergird or undermine human development? Relevant contexts and social mechanisms

How beliefs in biological differences can undergird racial and policy attitudes

Precedent and Consequence Research to Undergird Orphan Reimbursement Strategy: A Multi-Layered, Non-Traditional Approach

Reframing Durkheim: How Task Specialization Versus Task Overlap Affect the Perceptions That Undergird Social Integration

同义词：muscle,enhance,cement,build up

英语词源：

undergird (v.)

1520s, from under + gird (v.). Related: Undergirded; undergirding.

造句：

1. They also lost sight of three T's that undergird markets: trust, transparency, and truthfulness.

他们抛弃了市场最基本的三个T：信任（trust）、透明（transparency）和诚实（truthfulness）。

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2. The reasons why a greater dorsolateral prefrontal cortical thickness might undergird and promote psychological recovery are apparent, the researchers noted.

研究者指出，额叶前部皮层背外侧增厚会加强和促进心理恢复的原因很明显。

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3. The book explores some of the biggest ideas in contemporary physics and how they undergird such everyday matters as risk assessment, logic and even our understanding of beauty.

这本书展示了当代物理学中最重要的几个理论，以及它们如何支撑我们的日常事务，如风险评估、逻辑学甚至是对美的理解。

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4. It is our brains that are responsible for the complex social organization and the accumulation of technical, economic and scientific advances that, for better and worse, undergird modern civilization.

正是我们的大脑才出现了复杂的社会组织、技术、经济、科学进步的积累不管怎么说，都是这些才奠定了当代文明。

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5. It is our brains that are responsible for the complex social organization and the accumulation of technical, economic and scientific advances that, for better and worse, undergird modern civilization.

正是我们的大脑才出现了复杂的社会组织、技术、经济、科学进步的积累不管怎么说，都是这些才奠定了当代文明。

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