underlie
US
UK underlie [sth] vtr: figurative (be the reason for)
SC 构成…的基础 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ
SC 基于 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ，jī yú
A belief in creationism underlies their arguments.
underlie [sth] vtr: (lie beneath)
SC 在…之下 zài … zhī xià
SC 位于…之下 zài … zhī xià，wèi yú … zhī xià
A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil.