英语释义

1. the bottom of something considered as its support foundation
the base of the mountain the lamp's heavy base

2. that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism
the base of the thumb

3. the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature

4. the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)

5. a side or face (see face entry 1 sense 5a(5)) of a geometrical figure from which an altitude (see altitude sense 1c(1)) can be constructed especially a side or face on which the figure stands
the base of a triangle

6. the length of a base
determining the triangle's base

7. a main ingredient
paint having a latex base

8. a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)

9. a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added
Overnight, Utah's famous snow has freshly blanketed both runs, adding to a solid base of three feet …
— Abby Carroll

10. the fundamental part of something groundwork, basis
the book's theoretical base her broad base of knowledge

11. something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate) —usually singular
efforts to expand their customer basethe band's fan baseBut I do believe that that's a very sore point with many Democrats and could be used to energize their base.
— John McCain

12. the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed

13. the starting point or line for an action or undertaking
plans to make this city his base of operation
— J. A. Loftus

14. a baseline in surveying

15. a center or area of operations
The company has its base in London. : such as

16. a permanent military installation
a naval base The troops were ordered back to base.

17. the place from which a military force draws supplies

18. a place where military operations begin

19. root sense 6
"Leave" is the base of the verb "left."

20. a number (such as 5 in 56.44 or 57) that is raised to a power (see power entry 1 sense 5a) especially the number that when raised to a power equal to the logarithm of a number yields the number itself
The logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2 since 102 = 100.

21. a number equal to the number of units in a given digit's place (see place entry 1 sense 8) that for a given system of writing numbers is required to give the numeral 1 in the next higher place
The decimal system uses a base of 10. also such a system of writing numbers using an indicated base
Convert from base 10 to base 2.

22. a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated
To find the interest on $90 at 10 percent multiply the base 90 by .10.

23. any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield
allowing the batter to reach base

24. the starting place or goal

25. a point to be considered
His opening remarks touched every base.

26. any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid

27. any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil

28. a price level at which a security (see security sense 3) previously declining in price resists further decline

29. the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c)

30. the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language

31. an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode
This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small "controlling" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.
— Thom Hartmann — compare gate entry 1 sense 5b

32. to do or include everything that needs to be done or included to fulfill all requirements or necessities
The well rounded menu covers all the bases—pork or duck breast and always a grilled chicken with complementary sauces and relishes …
— Caroline Bates In other words, we need to cover every base. Too often, something is remembered at the last minute and we find ourselves waiting for the stores to open on sale day so we can purchase a much-needed item.
— Sue Story In your e-mail, let the company know that, for their convenience, you're e-mailing the resume and letter, but that the original documents will arrive by postal service. This way you've got all your bases covered.
— Peter Post

33. wrong, mistaken
Estimates were way off base.

34. unawares
caught off base by the charges

35. to mention every subject that needs to be considered
a speech that touches all the bases

36. to do or include everything that needs to be done or included to fulfill all requirements or necessities
need to touch all the bases when applying for a mortgage The owner of the Utah Stars is in Salt Lake City, working 24 hours a day in an effort to touch every base to keep his club in Utah's capital city.
— Dan Pattison

37. to find a foundation or basis for to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a) for —usually used with on or upon
base an opinion on faulty informationa story based upon real-life events

38. to make, form, or serve as a base for
… great roots based the tree columns …
— George Macdonald the company is based in London clients who are based out of their homes

39. lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit ignoble
seemed a base betrayal of idealism
— L. M. Sears appealing to a person's baser instincts

40. lacking higher values degrading
a drab base way of life

41. being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)
a base metal such as iron — compare noble entry 1

42. containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals
base silver denarii

43. resembling a villein servile
a base tenant

44. held by villenage
base tenure

45. of little height
… the cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot …
— Shakespeare

46. baseborn
… base in kind and born to be a slave.
— William Cowper

47. low in place or position
… fall to the base earth from the firmament!
— Shakespeare

48. bass

49. constituting or serving as a base
This situation is frequently encountered by seaplane pilots in northern Canada who must fly over lakes and tundra to a base camp located on a river.
— Alan Lopez

50. of the simplest or most basic design or form having the form of something before upgrades or customization
This GTO's 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is the same that's used in the base Corvette, and it produces the power and throaty exhaust sound of a classic muscle car.
— Consumer Reports

51. the bottom or lowest part of something the part on which something rests or is supported

52. something (such as a group of people or things) that provides support for a place, business, etc.

53. a main ingredient to which other things are added to make something

54. to have a particular place as the main place where a person works or lives or where a business operates

55. a thing or a part on which something rests bottom, foundation
the base of a statue the base of the mountain

56. a starting place or goal in various games

57. any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score

58. the main place or starting place of an action or operation
The company's base is in New York.

59. a place where a military force keeps its supplies or from which it starts its operations
an air force base

60. a line or surface of a geometric figure upon which an altitude is or is thought to be constructed
base of a triangle

61. the main substance in a mixture

62. a number with reference to which a system of numbers is constructed

63. a chemical substance (as lime or ammonia) that reacts with an acid to form a salt and turns red litmus paper blue

64. to use as a main place of operation or action The company is based in Ohio.

65. to make or form from a starting point
It's based on a true story.

66. of low value and not very good in some ways
base metals

67. not honorable
“I'll appeal to his baser instincts, of which he has plenty.”
— E. B. White, Charlotte's Web

68. that portion of a bodily organ or part by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism
the base of the thumb

69. the usually inactive ingredient of a preparation serving as the vehicle for the active medicinal preparation
the fatty base of an ointment

70. the chief active ingredient of a preparation — called also basis

71. any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or are substances able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid — compare alkali

72. any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil

73. freebase

片语

to base oneself on凭依

base sales on production以产定销

base sth on把某事建立在......基础上

base oneself on凭依

Base rdined on基準利率

Base Ourselves On Reality立足实际

BASE E ON BALLS四坏球上垒

base A on把A建立在B的基础上

base A on B把A建立在B的基础上

base in基于

be based upon基于

英汉例句

• the former french barracks is the sole u.s. base on the horn of africa.

  这个前法军军营是美军在索马里唯一的基地。

• dom forms a very effective base on which easy-to-use systems can be built by following a few simple principles.

  dom奠定了一个非常有效的基础，遵循一些简单的原则就可其上构建易于使用的系统。

• he landed at an air force base on the outskirts of the city to be met by an enthusiastic crowd.

  他降落在市郊的一个空军基地被热情的群众迎接。

• he also had a pirate base on the island of padre island off of the coast of texas.

  他在得克萨斯海岸附近的帕德瑞岛上有一处军事基地。

• russia supplies arms and is building a naval base on syria’s coast.

  俄向叙提供武器，并正在叙沿海某处修建海军基地。

• threshold migration does not base on time.

  阈值移植不以时间为基础。

• he added: "it is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on american soil.

  他补充道：“令人感到害怕的是，士兵们居然在美国本土的军事基地受到枪击。

• the biggest is the fate of an american helicopter base on japan’s southern island of okinawa.

  其中最受关注的就是，未来美国在沖绳岛的直升机基地将何去何从？

• in the evening, a third attack left vehicles smoldering near a british military base on a major route out of the capital.

  晚间，喀布尔城外一条干道上的英军基地遭到袭击，许多车辆起火。

• the eureka research base on canada「s far-northern ellesmere island is often called the world」s coldest inhabited place.

  加拿大的尤里卡研究基地位于最北方的艾利斯摩尔岛上，常被人称为世界上最冷的居住地。

• plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its base on the potter’s wheel.

  素线的作用是当一件陶器完成后用它把陶器从转盘上的基座上切下来。

• this relatively small distance means that exiting propulsion systems can be adapted to place the first elements of a permanent base on the moon.

  如此小的距离，意味着月球对于太空交通工具而言是最适合的地点，这是选择月球建立永久太空基地的首要有利因素。

• during the creation of the project, wireframes function as a firm and established base on which to consider changes and new requirements.

  在项目进程中，能够在线框图的基础上考虑变更和提出新的需求。

• other space agencies, notably russia’s, plan to continue exploring: russia talks of a robotic base on the moon, and unmanned trips to the surface of venus and the moons of mars.

  其他的航天机构，比如，最着名的俄罗斯航天机构将计划进行太空深入探索：俄罗斯计划在月球建造一个机器人基地，通过非载人飞行探索金星和火星卫星的表面。

• third, it continues apace to build capability, including an underground submarine base on hainan island, and an aircraft carrier battle group, due to be deployed in the next few years.

  第三，继续加快实力建设，其中包括海南岛的地下潜艇基地以及一个航母战斗群，预计不到数年即可完成部署。

• it has stepped up military exercises from its naval base on hainan.

  中国还加紧了在海南岛上的海军基地的军事演习。

• the development of cloned animals dramatically narrows the genetic base on which our food production relies, just when we need to widen it.

  克隆动物的发展戏剧性地缩小我们食品生产所依赖的基因基础，只有等到我们去放宽它的限制。

• after about an hour at the base on wednesday where he went inside a gym for a workout, he walked over to greet more than 60 people who waited for him.

  在陆战队基地的健身房锻炼了大约一个小时后，奥巴马便走出来与在外等候他的60多人打招呼。

相似词

basis基础；底部；主要成分；基本原则或原理

bedrock[地质] 基巖；根底；基本原理

bottom底部；末端；臀部；尽头

cornerstone基础；柱石；地基

footing步行；在…上行走；总计（foot的ing形式）

foundation基础；地基；基金会；根据；创立

ground土地的；地面上的；磨碎的；磨过的

groundwork基础；地基，根基

keystone基础，主旨；基本原则；楔石；拱顶石

root生根，固定；根源在于

underpinning基础，基础材料；[矿业] 支柱，支承结构；支撑

warp弯曲，歪曲；偏见；乖戾

warp and woof[纺] 经纬线

相反词

highad 高；奢侈地

high-minded高尚的；傲慢的；高洁的

honorable光荣的；可敬的；高贵的（honourable的美式写法）

lofty(Lofty)人名；(英)洛夫蒂

noble(Noble)人名；(英、法、意)诺布尔；(西)诺夫莱；(阿拉伯)努布莱

straight直的；连续的；笔直的；正直的；整齐的；异性恋的

upright垂直；竖立

venerable庄严的，值得尊敬的；珍贵的

virtuous善良的；有道德的；贞洁的；正直的；有效力的