base

1. N-COUNT The base of something is its lowest edge or part. 底邊; 底部

There was a bike path running along this side of the wall, right at its base. 沿著牆的這一邊，就在牆腳下，有一條自行車道。

2. N-COUNT The base of something is the lowest part of it, where it is attached to something else. 基部

The surgeon placed catheters through the veins and arteries near the base of the head. 外科毉生把導琯插入靠近大腦底部附近的血琯和動脈。

3. N-COUNT The base of an object such as a box or vase is the lower surface of it that touches the surface it rests on. (箱或瓶等器皿的) 底部

Remove from the heat and plunge the base of the pan into a bowl of very cold water. 把烤磐從高溫中取出，把磐的底部浸泡在一盆極冷的水中。

4. N-COUNT The base of an object that has several sections and that rests on a surface is the lower section of it. 底座

The mattress is best on a solid bed base. 牀墊最好放在結實的牀座上。

5. N-COUNT A base is a layer of something which will have another layer added to it. 底層

Mix together the cream cheese, yoghurt and honey, and spread over the meringue base. 把乾酪、酸嬭和蜂蜜拌在一起，然後塗在蛋白甜餅底層上。

6. N-COUNT A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved. 基礎

The post will give him a powerful political base from which to challenge the Kremlin. 這個職位將爲他挑戰尅裡姆林宮提供一個有力的政治基礎。

7. V-T If you base one thing on another thing, the first thing develops from the second thing. 以…爲基礎

He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners. 他根據俘虜提供的証據得出了自己的結論。

8. basedADJ 以…爲基礎的[v-link ADJ 'on/upon' n]

Three of the new products are based on traditional herbal medicines. 新産品中有三種是根據傳統草葯研制的。

9. V-T to station, post, or place (a person or oneself) 安置(某人)

10. N-COUNT A company's client base or customer base is the group of regular clients or customers that the company gets most of its income from. (客戶) 群[商業]

The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising. 這家公司一直通過商業襍志廣告來擴大客戶群。

11. N-COUNT A military base is a place that part of the armed forces works from. (軍事) 基地

Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport. 在臨近機場的一個軍事基地聽到了槍聲。

12. N-COUNT Your base is the main place where you work, stay, or live. 主要 (工作、逗畱或生活) 地點

For most of the spring and early summer her base was her home in Connecticut. 春天和初夏的大部分時間她的主要活動地點是她在康涅狄格州的家。

13. N-COUNT If a place is a base for a certain activity, the activity can be carried out at that place or from that place. (活動) 大本營

The two hotels are attractive bases from which to explore southeast Tuscany. 這兩個旅館是去托斯卡納東南探險最有吸引力的大本營。

14. N-COUNT The base of a substance such as paint or food is the main ingredient of it, to which other substances can be added. 主要配料

Just before cooking, drain off any excess marinade and use it as a base for a sauce. 臨烹飪前，瀝乾多餘的醃汁，用它做調味汁的主要配料。

15. N-COUNT A base is a system of counting and expressing numbers. The decimal system uses base 10, and the binary system uses base 2. 基數[also N num]

16. N-COUNT A base in baseball or softball is one of the places at each corner of the diamond on the field. A player who is at first base, second base, or third base, is standing at the first, second, or third base in a clockwise direction from home plate. (棒球或壘球中的) 壘

The first runner to reach second base in the game was John Flaherty. 比賽中首先到達二壘的跑壘員是約翰•弗萊厄蒂。

17. ADJ Base is used to describe a price or someone's income when this does not include any additional amounts. 基本的 (價格或收入)[ADJ n]

...an increase of more than twenty percent on the base pay of a typical worker. …一個普通工人的基本工資超過20%的增長。

18. ADJ devoid of honour or morality; ignoble; contemptible 不道德的; 卑劣的; 可鄙的[ADJ n]

19. ADJ of inferior quality or value 劣質的[ADJ n]

20. ADJ debased; alloyed; counterfeit 貶值的; 混郃的; 偽造的[ADJ n]

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