underscore — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

   Sinônimos

   underlinelow line

   Exemplos

   Mais exemplos (1)

   He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER

2. A piece of background music.

Verbo

1. To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.

2. To emphasize or draw attention to.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

   The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.

   Mais exemplos (2)

   Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue.

   Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate.

Substantivo

1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

   Sinônimos

   underline

   Termos mais gerais

   stroke

Verbo

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

   Sinônimos

   underlineemphasizeemphasise

   Termos mais gerais

   stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentaccentuate

   Exemplos

   Her gesture emphasized her words

2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

   Sinônimos

   underline

   Termos mais gerais

   mark