1.underbelly n.下腹部(the underside of a body or mass):薄弱部分(a corrupt or sordid part);易受攻击的部位、区域等(a vulnerable area)
词根记忆:under(下面的)+belly(腹部)--下腹部
例:The California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril.
2.undercapitalize v.投资不足(to have too little capital for efficient operation)
词根记忆:under(不足)+capitalize(使资本化)--投资不足
例:The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear that the company may still be undercapitalized.
3.undergo v.经历,经受(to experience);忍受(to endure)
联想记忆:under(底下)+go(走)--从底下走--忍受
例:Viruses that have undergone no significant genetic change can also lead to epidemics.//Tom underwent great hardship during his childhood.
4.underlie v.位于…之下(to lie or be situated under);成为…的基础或依据(to be at the basis of)
词根记忆:under(在…下)+lie(位于)--位于…之下
例:Many facts underlay my argument.
5.underlline n.下划线(to mark with a line underneath);v.强调,加强(to stress)
词根记忆:under(在…下)+line(划线)--在…下面划线--强调
例:They underline women's physiological and psychological distinctive-ness.
6.underlying a.在下面的(lying beneath or below);根本的,基础的(basic, fundamental)
联想记忆:under(下)+lying(躺着的)--在下面的,基础的
注意:underling(n.<常贬>下属,手下)
例:The underlying economic forces of industrialism were presumed to be gender-blind.
7.undermine v.破坏,削弱(to weaken)
词根记忆:under(在…下)+mine(挖)--在下面挖--破坏
例:Low wages and repeated unemployment undermine the capacity for self-support of women.
When an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to it are also lawful and obligatory.
如果一个目的是正当而必须做的,则达到这个目的的必要手段也是正当而必须采取的。
----------美国政治家林肯(Abraham Lincoln American statesman)
n. 部下,下属