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foundation
foun·da·tion / faun5deFEn ; faJn5deIFEn /noun
1. BUILDING 建筑物, Cthe solid layer of CEMENT , bricks, stones etc that is put under a building to support it地基,基础:
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。
The earthquake shook the foundations of the house.地震动摇了那幢房子的地基。
2. BASIC IDEA 基本的思想, Ca basic idea, principle, situation etc that something develops from基础; 根据; 基本原理:
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All theories should be built on a foundation of factual knowledge.所有理论都应当有事实根据。
solid / firm foundation
The course gives students a solid foundation in the basics of computing.这门课程可为学生的计算机知识打下坚实的基础。
3. ORGANIZATION 组织, Can organization that gives or collects money to be used for special purposes, especially for CHARITY or for medical RESEARCH基金会:
the British Heart Foundation英国心脏病基金会
4. ESTABLISHMENT 建立, Uthe establishment of an organization, business, school etc建立,创办;SYNfounding
The school has served the community since its foundation in 1835.该校自 1835 年建立以来,一直为该社区服务。
5. be without foundation also have no foundation formalif a statement, idea etc is without foundation, there is no proof that it is true没有根据;SYNbe groundless
Davis dismissed the allegations as being without foundation.戴维斯认为指控毫无根据。
6. lay / provide the foundation(s) for sth to provide the conditions that will make it possible for something to be successful为某事打下基础:
Careful planning laid the foundations for the nation's economic miracle.精心的规划为国家的经济奇迹奠定了基础。
7. SKIN 皮肤, Ua cream in the same colour as your skin that you put on before the rest of your MAKE-UP粉底霜
8. shake / rock the foundations of sth also shake / rock sth to its foundations to completely change the way something is done or the way people think by having a completely new idea从根本上动摇某事物; 动摇某事物的基础:
Darwin's theory rocked the scientific establishment to its foundations.达尔文的理论动摇了科学界的根基。

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