underpin 的意思是支撐,尤其指一個看法、論點得以成立的基礎(chǔ)。
Environmental analysts warned that wilder weather and rising sea levels could “underpin a whole host of social issues” such as poverty, violence and resource insecurity in African cities. 環(huán)境分析人士警告說,惡劣的天氣和海平面上升可能會給非洲城市帶來一系列社會問題,包括貧困、暴力和資源無保障。
The United States and China are still far apart on the fundamental differences underpinning the trade war between them. 美中兩國之間在導致貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)的根本問題上的分歧仍然相距甚遠。