base
[beɪs] noun
BOTTOM 底部
IMPROVER countable
■the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something 基底，底座；底层，底部•a crystal glass with a heavy base底部厚重的水晶杯 •At the base of the cliff was a rocky beach.悬崖的下面是布满岩石的海滩。 •This cream provides an excellent base for your make-up (= a good bottom layer on which other layers can be put).这种乳霜化妆打底用效果极好。
[beɪs] noun
MAIN PLACE 基地
IMPROVER countable
■the main place where a person lives and works, or a place that a company does business from, or a place where there are military buildings and weapons and where members of the armed forces live 基地；总部•I spend a lot of time in Brussels, but London is still my base.我经常呆在布鲁塞尔，但伦敦仍然是我的基地。 •Nice is an excellent base for (= place to stay when) exploring the French Riviera.尼斯是游览法国海滨渡假胜地的理想去处。 •an old naval/military base旧有的海军／军事基地
[beɪs] noun
BASEBALL 棒球
IMPROVER countable
■one of the four positions on a square that a player must reach to score a point in the game of baseball （棒球运动中的）垒
[beɪs] noun
NECESSARY PART 基础
countable
■the activity or people from which someone or something gets most of their support, money, etc. 基础，支柱•A strong economy depends on a healthy manufacturing base.强大的经济以健康的制造业为基础。 •We're aiming to expand our customer base.我们正在致力扩展客源。
[beɪs] noun
MAIN PART 主要部分
countable usually singular
■the main part of something 主要成分•a cocktail with a whisky base用威士卡作基酒的鸡尾酒
[beɪs] noun
MATHEMATICS 数学
countable usually singular specialized
■the number on which a counting system is built 基数•A binary number is a number written in base 2, using the two numbers 0 and 1.二进制数字是一种用0和1两个数码表示、基数为2的数字。
[beɪs] noun
CHEMISTRY 化学
countable specialized
■a chemical that dissolves in water and combines with an acid to create a salt 碱，盐基
[beɪs] adjective literary
■not showing any honour and having no morals 贱的；卑下的，卑鄙的•I accused him of having base motives.我谴责他动机卑鄙。
[beɪs] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
ADVANCED
■to have a particular town or area, etc. as the main place that you live and work, or where you do business from 以某处（城镇或地区等）为生活、工作、经商的主要地点，将某地设为总部•Where is your firm based?你们公司的总部在哪里？ •He was based in (= He lived in or was at a military establishment in) Birmingham during the war.战争期间他驻守在伯明罕。
[beɪs] verb transitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs base sth on sth ESSENTIAL
■If you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or ideas to develop it 以…为基础•The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.这出电影是根据汤玛斯·曼的短篇小说改编而成的。 |