underlie
🇬🇧 UK/.ʌndә'lai/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kTOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To lie beneath something; to be the basis or foundation of something
位于…之下;构成…的基础
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishunderother
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lieother
=underlie
Common Collocations
- 1.underlie the problem构成问题的根源
- 2.underlie the theory构成理论基础
- 3.[underlie the approach]支撑该方法的原则
- 4.factors that underlie潜在的影响因素
Example Sentences
- 1.
A deep sense of insecurity underlies much of his aggressive behavior.
- 2.
The same core principles underlie all of the company's business decisions.
- 3.
Researchers are trying to understand the mechanisms that underlie this rare disease.