underpin
US
UK underpin [sth] vtr: (physically: support)
SC 支撑 zhī chēng
TC 支撐
TC 支撐
SC 撑住 zhī chēng，chēng zhù
SC 支起 zhī chēng，zhī qǐ
Your house will need to be underpinned to stop it collapsing.
你的房子需要支撑，以防垮塌。
underpin [sth] vtr: figurative (argument: support) (争论等)
SC 支持，赞同 zhī chí，zàn tóng
TC 支持，贊同
TC 支持，贊同
His conclusions are underpinned by hard evidence.
他的结论有确凿证据支持。