新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

base

英  [beɪs]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1基本的(价格或收入)

    Base is used to describe a price or someone's income when this does not include any additional amounts.

    双语例句

    例:

    an increase of more than twenty per cent on the base pay of a typical worker.

    一个普通工人基本工资的超过20的增长。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[C 可数名词] 底边 , 底部

    The base of something is its lowest edge or part.

    近义词

    bottom , foot

    双语例句

    例:

    There was a bike path running along this side of the wall, right at its base.

    在墙的这一边,沿着墙根,有一条自行车道。

    2[C 可数名词] 基部

    The base of something is the lowest part of it, where it is attached to something else.

    双语例句

    例:

    The surgeon placed catheters through the veins and arteries near the base of the head.

    医生把导管插入脑底部的血管和动脉。

    3[C 可数名词] (箱、瓶等器皿的)底部

    The base of an object such as a box or vase is the lower surface of it that touches the surface it rests on.

    近义词

    bottom , underneath

    双语例句

    例:

    Remove from the heat and plunge the base of the pan into a bowl of very cold water.

    把烤盘从高温中取出,把盘的底部浸泡在一盆极冷的水中。

    4[C 可数名词] 底座

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

    双语例句

    例:

    The mattress is best on a solid bed base.

    床垫最好放在结实的床板上。

    5[C 可数名词] 底层

    A base is a layer of something which will have another layer added to it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mix together the cream cheese, yogurt and honey, and spread over the meringue base.

    把干酪、酸奶和蜂蜜拌在一起,然后涂在蛋白甜饼底层上。

    6[C 可数名词] 基础

    A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved.

    近义词

    basis , foundation

    双语例句

    例:

    The post will give him a powerful political base from which to challenge the Kremlin.

    这个职位将为他挑战克里姆林宫提供一个有力的政治基础。

    7[C 可数名词] (客户)群

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.

    这家公司一直通过商业杂志广告来扩大客户群。

    8[C 可数名词] (军事)基地

    A military base is a place that part of the armed forces works from.

    双语例句

    例:

    Gunfire was heard at an army base close to the airport.

    机场附近的一个军事基地听到了枪声。

    9[C 可数名词] 主要(工作、逗留或生活)地点

    Your base is the main place where you work, stay, or live.

    双语例句

    例:

    For most of the spring and early summer her base was her home in Connecticut.

    春天和初夏的大部分时间,她的主要活动地点是她在康涅狄格州的家。

    10[C 可数名词] (活动)大本营

    If a place is a base for a certain activity, the activity can be carried out at that place or from that place.

    双语例句

    例:

    The two hotels are attractive bases from which to explore south-east Tuscany.

    这两个旅馆是去托斯卡纳东南探险最有吸引力的大本营。

    11[C 可数名词] 主要配料

    The base of a substance such as paint or food is the main ingredient of it, to which other substances can be added.

    双语例句

    例:

    Just before cooking, drain off any excess marinade and use it as a base for a sauce.

    临烹饪前,沥干多余的腌汁,用它做调味汁的主要配料。

    12[C 可数名词] (数字进位制中的)基数

    A base is a system of counting and expressing numbers. The decimal system uses base 10, and the binary system uses base 2.

    13[C 可数名词] (棒球、垒球中的)垒

    A base in baseball, softball, or rounders is one of the places at each corner of the diamond or square on the pitch.

    双语例句

    例:

    The first player to reach second base in the game was John Flaherty.

    比赛中首先到达二垒的跑垒员是约翰•弗莱厄蒂。

    VERB. 动词
  • 1[T 及物动词] 以…为基础

    If you base one thing on another thing, the first thing develops from the second thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.

    他根据俘虏提供的证据得出了自己的结论。

    例:

    Selection decisions are seldom based on test data alone.

    选择决定很少仅以实验数据为基础。