英语词汇“underline”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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underline

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	underline
	he, she, it	underlines
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	underlined
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have underlined
	he, she, it	has underlined
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had underlined
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will underline
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have underlined

Continuous Form
Present	I	am underlining
	he, she, it	is underlining
	you, we, they	are underlining
Past	I, he, she, it	was underlining
	you, we, they	were underlining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been underlining
	he, she, it	has been underlining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been underlining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be underlining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been underlining

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

All the mistakes had been underlined in red ink.
Don't forget to underline the title of the essay.
The recent shootings underline the need for more security.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

As in Boston, this underlined the extent to which students' prior academic preparation needed to be strengthened.
But Whitehall sources dismissed the call and underlined Sir Patrick's own categorical statement.
Depending on your computer, underlined characters may appear on the screen underlined, in color, or in reverse video.
First, I want to underline the arbitrary nature of any attempt to dichotomize self-strategies into two genders.
The fact that he scored 20 of his team's 48 league goals last season underlines that fact.
These questions underline the real issues to be faced by all the interested parties involved in privatisation.
While there is undoubtedly a demand for more golf courses, it needs to be underlined that many applications are purely speculative.

THESAURUS► emphasize

to say strongly or show clearly that a fact, idea etc is especially important: · Our company emphasizes the need for good communication between staff.

► stress

to emphasize something when you are talking about a subject: · Most schools stress the importance of parental involvement in their child’s learning.· He stressed the need for parents to listen to their children.

► highlight

to show that something is important, so that people will pay special attention to it: · This case highlights the need for tougher laws on gun ownership.· The report highlights the decline in the numbers of native plants and insects.

► underline/underscore

to help to show clearly that a fact is true, especially a fact that is already known: · These attacks underline the fact that the security situation here remains fragile.· The president’s speech repeatedly underscored the progress that has been made.

► accentuate

to show something clearly and make it easier to notice: · The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor.

► overemphasize

to emphasize something too much: · The relation between food and health is often overemphasized in my view.

► play up

to emphasize something and make it seem more important than it really is, especially to get advantages for yourself: · The story has been played up by the media.· The Labour party had a great time playing up the Conservatives’ problems.

Longman Language Activatorto emphasize something► emphasize/stress

to say or show that you think something is especially important: · Mann stressed the need to educate people about the risks of AIDS.· She said smoking was not permitted anywhere in the school - emphasizing the word 'anywhere'.emphasize/stress (that): · The County Sheriff emphasized that there was no evidence to show that the driver had been drinking.I can't emphasize enough spoken (=this needs to be emphasized a lot): · I can't emphasize enough how grateful we are for your donations.

► highlight

to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact, especially by providing new information about it: · This report highlights some of the problems faced by old people in winter.· The slump in the car industry was highlighted by Ford's offer of a $600 rebate on new cars.

► underline/underscore

if something that happens underlines or underscores a fact, especially one that is already known, it helps to emphasize that it is true: · Yesterday's shelling of a Red Cross hospital underlines the difficulties faced by rescue teams.· The recent rioting in South Africa has underlined the government's lack of control.· The dire state of child health in the country was underscored in a report by UNICEF.

► drive the point home/drive home the point

to emphasize a fact or idea by giving additional, often surprising or shocking, information about it: · After the talk, the students were shown a video about heroin addiction to drive the point home.drive the point home/drive home the point that: · The reconstruction of the accident certainly drove home the point that drink-driving can kill.

► play up

also make great play of British to emphasize a fact or idea, by giving it more attention than anything else, especially if you are trying to make it seem more important than it really is: · At the interview, remember to play up your experience of teaching in Japan.· On TV last night the Democratic candidate was clearly playing up his caring image.make great play of (doing) something: · The Prime Minister made great play of environmental issues, considering how little the government has done.

► accentuate

to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: · In Britain, the choice between state and private schools accentuates the differences between rich and poor.· The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension.

► point up

to make something, especially the true facts of a situation, clearer and more noticeable: · Recent protests in the north of the country point up the dilemma the opposition forces are in.· Low literacy rates among the women in this area point up the need for much greater investment in girls' education.

to draw or mark a line on something► draw a line

· The teacher drew a line on the blackboard.· Someone's drawn a line through my name and written in theirs.

► underline

to draw a line under a word in order to make people notice it: · Don't forget to underline the title of the essay.· All the mistakes had been underlined in red ink.

► rule

formal to draw a straight line using a ruler or other straight edge: · He ruled three lines under the title of his essay.· She divided the page into four by ruling two diagonal lines across it.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► underline your determination to do something

(=emphasize it)· The prime minister underlined his determination to keep interest rates high.

► stress/emphasize/underline the need for something

(=say how important it is)· He stressed the need for better training courses.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also

· But it has also underlined the absence of any equivalent increase in their political weight.· He also underlines further the riskiness of the Yamamoto plan, pointing to the high vulnerability of carriers to air attack.· The Plan stresses that point and also underlines the need to make sure that minority ethnic groups are catered for.· We also underline the importance of an early entry into force and implementation of the Treaty on Open Skies. 13.· But it also underlines the impossibility, so far, of achieving one.· It has also underlined the urgent need for sufficient Government funds to pay for a massive recovery programme.· It also underlines one of the main reasons why community education did not become a radical movement for social change.· But they also underlined the welcome return to a more activist approach.

► further

· Her independence was further underlined by an impending marriage, news of which she now shared with Taheb.· He also underlines further the riskiness of the Yamamoto plan, pointing to the high vulnerability of carriers to air attack.· The trend is further underlined by the relative size of the companies acquired.· Their vulnerability was further underlined by the lack of locks on the bathroom doors.

► how

· It took the Balkan crises of the 90s and their transatlantic tensions to underline how urgent it was.· That may have been misplaced optimism, but it underlines how clearly the battle-lines are drawn.· It has underlined how tricky is the interpretation of the level playing field.

NOUN► commitment

· The £4,000 million Action for Cities programme underlines the Conservative commitment to our inner cities and the people who live there.· Mr. Marshall Does not that figure underline the Government's commitment to the coal mining industry?· His appointment underlines the commitment with which harmonisation of relationships is being sought amongst those at Lord's.· It underlines the commitment by consumers to pay off debts incurred during the credit binge of the late-Eighties.

► fact

· A debate would present a good opportunity to underline the fact that many countries are experiencing far more difficulties than we are.· The kid is dynamite and a new five-year deal and a £7million price tag only serve to underline the fact.· Henry was wasting his time and, as if to underline this fact, he glanced at the clock tower.· It underlines the fact that history is about real people.· The fact that he scored 20 of his team's 48 league goals last season underlines that fact.· This underlines the fact that tourism is a major source of income for the area and its 50,000 residents.· The fact that it is costly merely underlines the fact that sustainable development is costly.

► importance

· That underlines the importance of the construction industry training board.· We also underline the importance of an early entry into force and implementation of the Treaty on Open Skies. 13.· This paper underlines the importance of maintaining a functional health care system even during times of political change and unrest.· We underline the importance of human contacts in overcoming the legacy of old divisions. 15.· It underlines the importance of accuracy.· Fforde also establishes an important point by underlining the importance of land reform to late Victorian and Edwardian debates.· But the inspectorate is prosecuting to underline the importance that it attaches to nuclear workers following proper procedures.· The Hayward case underlines the importance of the way in which the story is presented to the public.

► need

· Highlighting the railways' poor financial performance in recent years, it underlined the need for extra investment during 1998-99.· The Plan stresses that point and also underlines the need to make sure that minority ethnic groups are catered for.· I shall not add to what they have said, but it underlines the need for a rethink.· It underlines the need to adopt methods appropriate to the group which is to be reached.· But the research underlines the urgent need for a more radical shake-up of student support.· It has also underlined the urgent need for sufficient Government funds to pay for a massive recovery programme.· However simple-minded the above example may appear, it underlines the need for caution in examining the results of statistical computations.· Such bickering underlines the need to establish procedural guidelines.

► point

· The gathering in Washington this week of Republican governors, who run 31 of the 50 states, underlined the point.· It's worth underlining this point.· Meanwhile - and he crossed his arms as it to underline the point - nobody gets in and nobody gets out.· This underlines an important point about these tournaments.· The following section underlines the point.· Works of art are not a high priority in most people's lives; a recession soon underlines this point!· A brief review of the history of the profiling and records of achievement movement will serve to underline this point.

► word

· You could even underline key phrases or words in your speech notes.· He had marked passages in pencil and underlined words that he did not understand so that he could look them up.

VERB► serve

· This success serves to underline Johnson Matthey's pioneering research and development activities and our commitment to innovation.· Much of the film is subtitled, but this only serves to underline the alien nature of the cruel Siberian prison landscape.· In short, the deposition only serves to underline the limitations of ecclesiastical initiative and power in politics.· The kid is dynamite and a new five-year deal and a £7million price tag only serve to underline the fact.· Occasionally they are referred to hospitals, but the treatment they receive sometimes serves only to underline their isolation.· A brief review of the history of the profiling and records of achievement movement will serve to underline this point.