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单词 underlie
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underlie
verb[T]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/
present participleunderlying|past tenseunderlay|past participleunderlain
to be ahiddencauseof orstronginfluenceon something:
是…的深层原因；对…有重大影响
Psychologicalproblemsvery often underlieapparentlyphysicaldisorders.心理问题常常是明显生理疾病的深层原因。
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Being based on or depending on something
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  • basesomethingonsomething
  • bases
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  • boil down tosomething
  • egg
  • footing
  • found
  • foundational
  • hinge
  • hinge on/uponsomething
  • rest withsomeone
  • result fromsomething
  • ride
  • ride onsomething/someone
  • rooted
  • spring fromsomething
  • strength
  • understanding
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(Definition ofunderliefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

underlie| American Dictionary

underlie
verb[T]
us
/ˌʌn·dərˈlɑɪ/
present participleunderlying|past tenseunderlayus/ˌʌn·dərˈleɪ/|past participleunderlainus/ˌʌn·dərˈleɪn/
to be acauseof orstronginfluenceon something:
Morefundamentaleconomicproblemsmay underlie last week’sstockmarketslide.
Note:
  • said esp. of a hidden cause or influence
(Definition ofunderliefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderlie

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However, there is a sharp distinction between the mechanisms posited by repression and the processes thought tounderlieordinary forgetting.
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Even under the second scenario, the few phonetic changes that did occur were limited to underlying change.
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What this protective attribute is relates to the second question, that of what mechanismsunderliethe protective effect.
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Redundant mechanisms of calcium-induced calcium release underlying calcium waves during fertilization of sea urchin eggs.
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Thus, resistance changes in the horizontal cell syncytium probablyunderliethe dynamic changes in the horizontal cell receptive field.
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Responses to fluctuating temperatures are consistent among seeds of many species, but the physiological mechanisms underlying such responses are still unknown.
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Most fruitful to that study is understanding the ' fundamental symbolic system underlying the whole range of ritual institutions ' (145).
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These results support the claim that a failure of self-monitoring mayunderliethe core symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Rather, it might be useful to think of specific subsystems thatunderliethese different symptoms.
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Legalistic proportionality, political consensus, personal betrayal, cultural balkanization, and social hierarchy are underlying themes of both books.
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The characterization of genetic factors underlying ontogenetic trajectories from our model helps to unravel the origin of morphological novelties.
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Yet current research supports only the most tentative suggestions concerning the processes thatunderliethese developmental changes.
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In principle, two tasks can show identical behavioral effects of different manipulations and yet be very different in underlying mechanisms.
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Perhaps ultimately, behind all the pursuit of geometry and base-figures, lies the idea that there are universal principles thatunderlieall phenomena and all cultures.
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These findings are robust but the developmental processes underlying the connections between peer victimization and psychopathology remain unclear.
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