underlie

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vt. 位于...之下, 成为...的基础

发音

UK /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ/
其它
US /ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/
AU /ˌan.dəˈlɑɪ/

词形变化

underlain underlay underlies 三单 underlies underliest underlieth underlying underlying 现在分词 underlay 过去式 underlain 过去式 underlain 过去分词

别名

underly underlye

教材释义与例句

动词

成为……的基础；位于……之下

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To lie in a position directly beneath something.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To lie under or beneath.

    及物

    A stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.

  3. 3.

    To serve as a basis of; form the foundation of.

    构成基础

    及物

    a doctrine underlying a theory

  4. 4.

    To be subject to; be liable to answer, as a charge or challenge.

    及物
  5. 5.

    To underlay.

    商务 采矿

词汇关系

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上位词 3

be lie exist

词源

From Middle English underlien, underliggen, from Old English underliċġan (“to underlie, to be subject to, give way to”), equivalent to under- + lie. Cognate with Dutch onderliggen (“to lie below, lie on the bottom of”), German unterliegen (“to lie under, be subject to, succumb”).

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