1 VERB 强调；凸显 If one thing, for example an action or an event, underlines another, it draws attention to it and emphasizes its importance. 强调；凸显 [Also VERB that]
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The report underlined his concern that standards were at risk. [VERB noun]
报告强调了他对道德水准可能会受影响所表示的关注。
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The decision to keep him in hospital for a second night underlines the seriousness of his injury. [VERB noun]
让他在医院再住一晚的决定表明了其伤势的严重性。
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But the incident underlines how easily things can go wrong. [VERB wh]
但这一事件也突出表明出差错是多么容易。
SYN emphasize, stress, highlight, bring home
2 VERB 在…下画线 If you underline something such as a word or a sentence, you draw a line underneath it in order to make people notice it or to give it extra importance. 在…下画线
SYN underscore, mark, italicize, rule a line under
| Word Partnership | Use underline with: |
| N. | underline the need for something 1 underline passages, underline text, underline titles, underline words 2 |
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