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underscore 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈəndərˌskôr/,
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underscores, plural;
  1. Underline (something)

  2. Emphasize
    • - the company underscored the progress made with fuel cells
Noun
  1. A line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis

  2. (on a computer or typewriter keyboard) A short horizontal line (_) on the baseline

  1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
  2. give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
  3. underline: draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to
  4. The underscore [_] (also called understrike, low line, or low dash) is a character that originally appeared on the typewriter and was primarily used to underline words. ...
  5. An underscore is generally defined as a piece of background music, usually designed as a mood enhancing accompaniment to a situation. Underscores are a popular focus of library music, and generally lack strong melody lines in order not to detract concentration too far from a focus.
  6. (Underscoring) In theater and film production, underscoring is the act of playing music quietly under a dialogue or a visual scene. It is usually done to establish a mood or theme.
  7. (underscoring) emphasizing; drawing attention to; underlining
  8. Music that provides emotional or atmospheric background to the primary dialog or narration onscreen.
  9. line appearing on the baseline beneath a word or phrase notating italic type (e.g., “Dynamic Graphics magazine”); now more commonly used in e-mail addresses
  10. A score for a motion picture or television program (as opposed to the Main Title or End Credits Themes.) usually used to mean the music is used under the dialog,
  11. transitive verb.To emphasize