英汉词典

base 基本解释

• n. 基础；底部；垒
• adj. 卑鄙的；低劣的
• vt. 以…作基础
• n. (Base)人名；(日)马濑(姓)

base 词态变化

base 中文词源

1. 基础，来自希腊词bainein, 走，起步，台阶。词源同bat, 见acrobat, 高空走钢丝，杂技。 ven, 见advent, 来临。

2. 低，低级，来自拉丁词bassus, 低，底。词源同bass, 低音。abyss, 深渊。最终词源不详，可能同base, 基础，词义贬义。

base 英文词源

base

base: There are two distinct words base in English. Base meaning ‘lower part, foundation’ [14] came either via Old French base or was a direct anglicization of Latin basis (acquired by English in its unaltered form at around the same time). The Latin word in its turn came from Greek básis, which meant originally ‘step’ and came ultimately from the Indo-European base *gwm-, from which English gets come; the semantic progression involved was ‘going, stepping’ to ‘that on which one walks or stands’ to ‘pedestal’.

The derivative basement [18] is Italian in origin (Italian basamento means ‘base of a column’), but probably reached English via early modern Dutch basement ‘foundation’. Base meaning ‘low’ [14] comes via Old French bas from medieval Latin bassus ‘short, low’. The ultimate antecedents of this are uncertain, although some have suggested a connection with básson, the comparative form of Greek bathús ‘deep’.

The adjective bass is historically the same word as base, but since the 16th century has been distinguished from it by spelling.
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base (n.)

"bottom, foundation, pedestal," early 14c., from Old French bas "depth" (12c.), from Latin basis "foundation," from Greek basis "step, pedestal," from bainein "to step" (see come). The military sense is from 1860. The chemical sense (1810) was introduced in French 1754 by French chemist Guillaume-François Rouelle (1703-1770). Sporting sense of "starting point" ia from 1690s, also "destination of a runner" (1812). As a "safe" spot in a tag-like game, suggested from mid-15c. (as the name of the game later called prisoner's base).

base (adj.)

late 14c., "low, of little height," from Old French bas "low, lowly, mean," from Late Latin bassus "thick, stumpy, low" (used only as a cognomen in classical Latin, humilis being there the usual word for "low in stature or position"), possibly from Oscan, or Celtic, or related to Greek basson, comparative of bathys "deep." Figurative sense of "low in the moral scale" is first attested 1530s in English, earlier "servile" (1520s). Base metals (c. 1600) were worthless in contrast to noble or precious metals.

base (v.)

"to place on a foundation," 1841, from base (n.). Related: Based; basing.

base 词组搭配

base 英文释义

1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water;

"bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia"

2. installation from which a military force initiates operations;

"the attack wiped out our forward bases"

3. lowest support of a structure;

"it was built on a base of solid rock"

"he stood at the foot of the tower"

4. place that runner must touch before scoring;

"he scrambled to get back to the bag"

5. (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place;

"10 is the radix of the decimal system"

6. the bottom or lowest part;

"the base of the mountain"

7. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment;

"the base of the skull"

8. a lower limit;

"the government established a wage floor"

9. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained;

"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

10. a support or foundation;

"the base of the lamp"

11. the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed;

"the base of the triangle"

12. the most important or necessary part of something;

"the basis of this drink is orange juice"

13. the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

14. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;

"thematic vowels are part of the stem"

15. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area;

"the industrial base of Japan"

16. the principal ingredient of a mixture;

"glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"

"he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"

"everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"

17. a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit;

"a tub should sit on its own base"

18. (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

base 同义词解析

base, basis, foundation, ground

这些名词均含有"基础"之意。

base： 侧重指构成或支撑某一具体物体的基础，也可指军事基地或用作比喻意义。

basis： 主要用作抽象或引申意义。

foundation： 用于具体意义时，侧重指坚固结实的建筑物的基础或地基；用作比喻意义时，与basis基本相同。

ground： 含义与basis和foundation接近。一般指某种决定、论点或关系的基础，也可指某种原因的基础。

base 双语例句

1. The pizza base retains its crispness without becoming brittle.

比萨饼的饼底依然酥脆，也没有变得易碎。

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2. Bank base rates of 7 per cent are too high.

7%的银行基准利率太高了。

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3. The crime was so base that everyone wanted to hush it up.

这一罪行如此卑鄙无耻，大家都不想声张出去。

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4. He was then taken by minibus to the military base.

他随后被一辆中巴车带到了军事基地。

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

机场附近的军事基地传出了炮火声。

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base 实用场景例句

the base of a column/glass

柱基；玻璃杯底座

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a pain at the base of the spine

脊柱末端的疼痛

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The lamp has a heavy base.

这盏灯的底座很沉。

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She used her family's history as a base for her novel.

她以她的家族史作为小说的素材。

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His arguments have a sound economic base.

他的论点有充分的经济上的根据。

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These policies have a broad base of support.

这些政策受到广泛支持。

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Being there gave me a chance to touch base with three friends whom I had not seen for a year.

在那里，让我有机会和一年没见面的三个朋友取得了联系。

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He has managed to touch all the bases necessary, and trade goes on...

他想方设法把所有必要的事情都处理妥当，生意也维持了下来。

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The boss covers all bases when he sets up a job.

老板设立一个工作岗位时，需要方方面面都考虑到。

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Am I wrong? Am I way off base? Because I want you to set me straight if you think I'm wrong.

我错了吗？我大错特错了吗？因为如果我不对的话，我希望你能纠正我的错误。

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Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.

爱能够战胜邪念。

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Oils may be mixed with a base oil and massaged into the skin.

将油和基础油混合，按摩直至皮肤吸收。

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Drain off any excess marinade and use it as a base for a pouring sauce...

先滗出多余的卤汁，把它当作浇汁的主料。

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Los Angeles was still my financial base. I was still doing business there.

洛杉矶仍然是我的财务中心。我还在那里做生意。

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The two hotel-restaurants are attractive bases from which to explore southeast Tuscany...

对于去托斯卡纳东南部探险的人们来说，这两家酒店是很有吸引力的驻扎地。

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Spoon the mixture on to the biscuit base and cook in a preheated oven...

把混合好的糊糊舀到饼干坯上，然后放入已预热的烤箱烘烤。

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On many modern wooden boats, epoxy coatings will have been used as a base for varnishing.

很多现代的木船将采用环氧涂层作底漆。

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

这个职位将给他提供一个强有力的政治基点来挑战克里姆林宫。

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The family base was crucial to my development.

家庭基础对我的发展至关重要。

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

他根据被俘囚犯提供的证据得出了这个结论。

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

公司一直通过在商业杂志上刊登广告扩展客户群。

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

机场附近的军事基地传出了炮火声。

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...a massive air base in eastern Saudi Arabia.

沙特阿拉伯东部的一个大型空军基地

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

春天和初夏的大部分时间，她都是在苏格兰的家里度过的。

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

先把锅从炉子上拿开，然后把锅底浸入一盆冷水中。

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The mattress is best on a solid bed base...

这种床垫最好放在结实的床板上。

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The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.

钟放在椭圆形的大理石基座上，外罩玻璃罩。

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

在墙的这边，沿着墙根有一条自行车道。

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Line the base and sides of a 20cm deep round cake tin with paper.

把一个20厘米深的圆形糕饼盒的底部和四周都垫上纸。

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

外科医生在脑根部的静脉和动脉中放置了导管。

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