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Unit 4 Word Pretest 1.underlie [ Vt.1)To lie or be beneath.位于....之下 eg.Shale underlies the coal. 页岩层在煤层下面。 2)To be at the bottom of；serve as the base of,as of an argument or theory；support.位于...的底部，为（辩论、学说等）的基础支撑。 eg.What motives underlies his act.他行动的动机是什么？ The principles which underlie our foreign policy are sound.作为我们外交政策基础的原则是健全的。 过去式：underlay 过去分词：underlain 现在分词：underlying 2.subscribe 1)Vi. adopt as a belief.同意，赞成(to) eg.He could not subscribe to their unfair plan.他不能赞同他们不公平的办法。 【subscribe to sth.同意，赞成】 2)Vi.To sign a paper in token of promise to give a certai