underscore — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Синонимы

   underlinelow line

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (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.

Глагол

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

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.

2. To emphasize or draw attention to.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   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.

   Другие примеры (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.

Существительное

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

   Синонимы

   underline

   Более общие понятия

   stroke

Глагол

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

   Синонимы

   underlineemphasizeemphasise

   Более общие понятия

   stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentaccentuate

   Примеры

   Her gesture emphasized her words

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

   Синонимы

   underline

   Более общие понятия

   mark