We dug down to the underlying rock.

Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.

失业可能是犯罪率攀升的潜在原因。

the underlying causes of her depression

她抑郁的根本原因

The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.

玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性.

The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.

隐含的假定是，可用的资金有限。

Yet there is an underlying inconsistency here.

但是这里存在前后不一致的方面.

In our workshops, we'll give an introduction to the principles underlying these methods.

在工作坊中, 我们将介绍这些方法背后的原则.

...hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf...

坚硬的下层岩石穿过草皮凸出来的山丘

The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.

小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的.

You could grasp the mechanics of the Society you lived in, but not its underlying motives.

你能够理解你所生活的社会的运转, 但是你不理解它的根本动机.

To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes...

要想杜绝问题的发生，必须弄清它的深层原因。

the underlying rock formation

地表下的岩石结构

We are so undermanned that we cannot fulfill any more orders before this Friday.

我们因为缺少人手,所以这周五前无法交付更多的订货.

If you are undermanned, we will staff you up.

如果你们的人手不够, 我们会给你们补充人员.

We shall be glad If you will kindly quote us your rock-bottom price for the undermentioned.

如提供下列货物的最低报价.则不胜感激.

The undermentioned is witness to this contract.

以下为本合同之见证人.

Please quote us your lowest price for the undermentioned, F . O . B . Liverpool, and state earliest delivery.

请提供下列货物的利物浦船上交货价, 及最快交货日期.

Your lowest quotation is requested, by return , for the undermentioned goods.

请回信提供下列货物的最低报价.

Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult...

对每个问题都给出建议会令她觉得自己不像个成年人。

Ted suspects that some people are trying to undermine his reputation.

泰德疑心有人企图暗中破坏他的名誉.

The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.

这些谈话有意削弱她的威信，这样她会觉得自己在公司干不下去。