"underpin" meaning in 英语

See underpin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/, /ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/, /ˈʌn.dɚˌpɪn/ Audio: en-us-underpin.ogg , en-us-underpin-2.ogg , en-au-underpin.ogg Forms: underpins, underpinning, underpinned
Etymology: under- + pin。
  1. 支撑,支持 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: zh-underpin-en-verb-iYcT5lQm Categories (other): 有使用例的英語詞, 英語及物動詞
  2. 支持,支撑,是...的根本 Tags: figuratively, transitive
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (支持,支撑,是...的根本): underlie, corroborate
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "under- + pin。",
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        "第三人稱單數簡單現在時"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "underpinning",
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        "現在分詞"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "underpinned",
      "raw_tags": [
        "一般過去時及過去分詞"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          ],
          "text": "You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.",
          "translation": "你需要支撑矿井的顶部防止进一步塌方。"
        }
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              128,
              139
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          ],
          "ref": "2016年October24日,Owen Gibson,“Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian,London:",
          "text": "Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price."
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          "ref": "2019年November6日,“Eurostar reports another increase in passengers”, in Rail,頁 25:",
          "text": "The operator said the results were underpinned by a 16% increase in Q3 sales from North America."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/"
    },
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      "sense": "支持,支撑,是...的根本",
      "word": "corroborate"
    }
  ],
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    "英語詞元"
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        "現在分詞"
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        }
      ],
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        "支撑,支持"
      ],
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              128,
              139
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          "text": "Since Rupert Murdoch famously bet the farm on Premier League football to rescue Sky TV in 1991, it has been the catnip that has underpinned subscriber loyalty and, even in a far more complicated media landscape, is seen as so vital as to be worth almost any price."
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        {
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            [
              35,
              46
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      "ipa": "/ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌn.dɚˌpɪn/"
    },
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    {
      "sense": "支持,支撑,是...的根本",
      "word": "underlie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "支持,支撑,是...的根本",
      "word": "corroborate"
    }
  ],
  "word": "underpin"
}

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