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underline

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌndәlain/🇺🇸 US
IELTSA1

Definitions

v.

To draw a line beneath text for emphasis; to stress or highlight the importance of something.

在…下面划线；强调；突出

n.

A line drawn beneath text to show emphasis or indicate a hyperlink; the underscore character (_).

下划线

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
underbelow, insufficiently
+
lineother
=underline

Common Collocations

  • 1.underline the importance强调重要性
  • 2.underline the need突出必要性
  • 3.underline the fact着重指出某一事实
  • 4.[underline a point]强调某一观点

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher asked students to underline the key vocabulary in the passage.

  • 2.

    The recent data underlines the urgent need for policy reform.

  • 3.

    His resignation underlines how serious the internal conflict has become.

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