undergird
verb[T]
formaluk/ˌʌn.dəˈɡɜːd/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡɜ˞ːd/tosupportsomething byformingastrongbasefor it:
在底部加固;形成…的基础;加强,支撑These are the fourmajortheoriesthat undergirdcriminallaw.这是构成刑法基础的四大理论。
- Congressisunlikelyto give him the secondhalfof a $700billionrescuefundhe isseekingto undergird theeconomy.
- Growth has been undergirded bystrongdomesticdemand,lowinflation, andsolidconsumerandinvestorconfidence.
- Theinstitutespecializesinprofessionaltrainingin anumberoffields, undergirded bylanguageand cross-culturalcommunicationtraining.
Becoming and making stronger
- aggrandize
- boil up
- bolster
- cement
- character-building
- deepen
- fortify
- harden
- hardening
- invigoration
- jell
- reinforcement
- restoke
- restrengthen
- sharpen
- solidification
- solidify
- soup
- soupsomethingup
- wired