underpin
US /ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/
UK /ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn/
1.
加固地基, 從下面支撐
support (a building or structure) from below by laying a solid foundation below ground level or by substituting stronger foundations for weak ones
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The old house needed to be underpinned to prevent it from collapsing.
老房子需要加固地基以防倒塌。
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Engineers are working to underpin the bridge's weakened supports.
工程師們正在努力加固橋樑的薄弱支撐。
2.
支撐, 作為基礎
provide a basis of support for (a theory, argument, or belief)
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The research findings underpin the new policy recommendations.
研究結果支撐了新的政策建議。
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His entire argument was underpinned by a flawed assumption.
他的整個論點都建立在一個有缺陷的假設之上。