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underlying

.ʌndә'laiiŋ7 senses · 1299 ms
Level B1CET-6GREIELTS考研TOEFL
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adj
  1. 1

    Lying underneath.not-comparable

    • We dug down to the underlying rock.
  2. 2

    Basic or fundamental.not-comparable

    • Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.
  3. 3

    Implicit.not-comparable

    • Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.
noun
  1. 1

    The entity from whose performance a derivative derives its value.

verb
  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of underlieform-ofgerundparticiple

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