underbuildv.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a), 5(a)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈbuild.

1. transitive. To build under, as a means of strengthening or supporting; to underpin. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > by or as something placed underneath

undersetc1220

understiprec1230

underpin1533

pin1589

underbuild1610

understand1632

understay1679

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 185 In the underbuilding, pinning and propping up of their pits.

1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Rdr. sig. b2 I shall a little by way of Repagration in some parts underbuild, and some leane to, or lesse necessarie, quite pull downe of the old worke.

1828 H. Owen & J. B. Blakeway Hist. Shrewsbury II. 245 A stone-mason..proposed to cut away the lower parts of the infirm pier, and to underbuild it with free stone.

1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. 322 Directing him to cut away the injured part of the pillar, in order to underbuild it.

2. To build or pile up under one.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > gather in one mass or form lumps > accumulate > heap or pile up > heap under one

underbuild1627

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) viii. P 6 b Fire brought, not vnderbuilt great Pompey takes.

3. To fall below in respect of building.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > do less than expected or required

underact1646

underdo1713

underbuild1847

1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. i. iv. 45 It was built by the first duke of the second dynasty, who was always afraid of underbuilding his position.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	underbuild
释义	underbuildv. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 2a(a), 5(a)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈbuild. 1. transitive. To build under, as a means of strengthening or supporting; to underpin. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > by or as something placed underneath undersetc1220 understiprec1230 underpin1533 pin1589 underbuild1610 understand1632 understay1679 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 185 In the underbuilding, pinning and propping up of their pits. 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved To Rdr. sig. b2 I shall a little by way of Repagration in some parts underbuild, and some leane to, or lesse necessarie, quite pull downe of the old worke. 1828 H. Owen & J. B. Blakeway Hist. Shrewsbury II. 245 A stone-mason..proposed to cut away the lower parts of the infirm pier, and to underbuild it with free stone. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. 322 Directing him to cut away the injured part of the pillar, in order to underbuild it. 2. To build or pile up under one. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > gather in one mass or form lumps > accumulate > heap or pile up > heap under one underbuild1627 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) viii. P 6 b Fire brought, not vnderbuilt great Pompey takes. 3. To fall below in respect of building. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > fail in [verb (transitive)] > do less than expected or required underact1646 underdo1713 underbuild1847 1847 B. Disraeli Tancred I. i. iv. 45 It was built by the first duke of the second dynasty, who was always afraid of underbuilding his position. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1610
随便看	vulcanism vulcanisms vulcanist vulcanists vulcanite vulcanites vulcanizable vulcanizate vulcanizates vulcanization vulcanizations vulcanize vulcanized vulcanized caoutchouc vulcanized fibre vulcanizer vulcanizers vulcanizes vulcanizing vulcanologic vulcanological vulcanologies vulcanologist vulcanologists vulcanology