| 词汇 | foundation |
| 释义 | foundation noun uk/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (BEGIN) C1 [ U ]创建;建立 an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established the foundation of a new state 新州的建立 C1 [ C ]基金会 an organization that has been created in order to provide money for a particular group of people in need of help or for a particular type of study the British Heart Foundation 英国心脏健康基金会 the Environmental Research Foundation 环境研究基金会 [ U ] UK（幼儿学校）小班 the first year of infant school, previously known as reception a foundation class/teacher 幼儿学校小班课堂／教师 Her youngest child starts (in) foundation in September. 她最小的孩子9月份上幼儿学校小班。
(BUILDING) foundations [ plural ] 地基；房基 the structures below the surface of the ground that support a building The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground. 地基必须进行加固以防房屋继续下陷。 They made the discovery while digging foundations for new homes. The building's construction meant digging foundations to a depth of 49 feet. Contractors have already laid foundations for the new school. The explosion was so loud, it seemed to shake the foundations of the building we were in. (BASIC FACT) be without foundation [ U ] (also have no foundation)C2 无根据 to be untrue These allegations are completely without foundation. 这些指控完全没有根据。 Happily, my fears were without foundation. The actor insists the story is without foundation. She eventually ruled that the case was without foundation. The story has no foundation whatsoever. She still faces one disciplinary charge which she insists has no foundation. (MAKE-UP) [ U ]（化妆打底用的）粉底霜 a type of make-up that is spread over the skin of the face, usually before other make-up is put on, giving it a better and more even colour and hiding unwanted marks Idioms lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom C2 打下…的基础;为…打下基础 to produce the basic ideas or structures from which something much larger develops The two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era in cooperation between their countries. 两位领导人为两国合作的新纪元打下了基础。 He helped to lay the foundations of English drama. 他在奠定英国戏剧的基础方面做出了贡献。 shake/rock something to its foundationsidiom 从根本上动摇（某一组织或信仰） to seriously damage, upset, or change an organization or someone's beliefs The scandal has shaken the Democratic Party to its foundations. 那件丑闻从根本上动摇了民主党。 |
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