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  1. underlie

    • IPA[ˌʌndəˈlʌɪ]

    英式

    • v.
      be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious;(especially of a layer of rock or soil) lie or be situated under (something)
    • verb: underlie, 3rd person present: underlies, gerund or present participle: underlying, past tense: underlay, past participle: underlain

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    動詞

    • 1. be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious the fundamental issue that underlies the conflict the fear of loss underlay his extreme jealousy
    • 2. (especially of a layer of rock or soil) lie or be situated under (something) limestone underlies much of the site
    • v.
      place something under (something else), especially to support or raise it: the green fields are underlaid with limestone a whine underlaid by an occasional choking sob
    • n.
      something placed under or behind something else, especially material laid under a carpet for ...

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • v.
      place something under (something else), especially to support or raise it: the green fields are underlaid with limestone the synth arpeggios start, underlaid by a lovely theme on bass
    • n.
      something placed under or behind something else, especially material laid under a carpet for ... providing the proper underlay gives the carpet extra life a polka-dot skirt with net underlay

    Oxford Dictionary

    • v.
      past of underlie

    Oxford American Dictionary

    • v.
      past of underlie

    Oxford Dictionary

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    • IPA[ˌəndərˈlī]

    美式

    • v.
      be a significant cause or basis of (something) even if not necessarily manifest or obvious: the fundamental issue that underlies the conflict the fear of loss underlay his extreme jealousy

    Oxford American Dictionary