foundation的意思

基本释义

• n 基础；地基；基金

  the solid layer of cement , bricks, stones etc that is put under a building to support it

例句

1. It took the builders three weeks to lay the foundations .

   建筑工人花了三星期的时间打地基。

2. The earthquake shook the foundations of the house.

   地震动摇了那幢房子的地基。

短语

• on the foundation [英国英语]领取基金会提供奖学金(或津贴)的；属于由基金维持的机构的
• theoretical foundation 理论基础
• solid foundation 基础雄厚；实体基础
• foundation pit 基坑
• pile foundation 打桩基础

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. the act of starting something for the first time introducing something new e.g. she looked forward to her initiation as an adult the foundation of a new scientific society Synonym: initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, in, sta, ur, at, ion 2. lowest support of a structure e.g. it was built on a base of solid rock he stood at the foot of the tower Synonym: base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, under, structure 3. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body Synonym: foundation garment 4. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained e.g. the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture Synonym: basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone 5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge e.g. he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study a good grounding in mathematics Synonym: grounding 6. an institution supported by an endowment 7. the basis on which something is grounded e.g. there is little foundation for his objections

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