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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

under·line [underline underlines underlined underlining] BrE [ˌʌndəˈlaɪn] NAmE [ˌʌndərˈlaɪn] (also under·score especially in NAmE) verb
1. ~ sth to draw a line under a word, sentence, etc
•The names of the winners are underlined in red.
2. to emphasize or show that sth is important or true
•~ sth The report underlines the importance of pre-school education.
•~ how, what, etc… Her question underlined how little she understood him.
•~ that… The report underlined that the project enjoyed considerable support in both countries.
•it is underlined that… It should be underlined that these are only preliminary findings.
See also: ↑underscore
Verb forms:

Example Bank:
•The word ‘not’ was heavily underlined.
•These statistics underline an important point.
•This disaster merely underlines the need for a consistent foreign policy.
•This disaster merely underlines the need for caution.
•a move intended to underline US concern over the issue
•Her question only underlined how little she understood him.
•The prime minister underlined the government's commitment to tackling this issue.
•The victory underlined the extent to which Prussia had become a major power.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  underscore, emphasize, emphasise