Undergird
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GRE 蓝宝
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[编辑] 解释
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- v. 加强
- [英] v. 加强 ( to strengthen from the bottom)
- [类] 反义词: undermine ( 削弱)
- [记] under(在...下面)+gird(束缚)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb
- Date: 1526
- 1. archaic to make secure underneath <took measures to undergird the ship — Acts 27:17 (Revised Standard Version)>
- 2. to form the basis or foundation of ; strengthen, support <facts and statistics subtly undergird his commentary — Susan Q. Stranahan>