- The base of something is usually the foundation, starting point, or main ingredient of something. A soup base is the flavoring or broth you use to get your soup started.
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- n. 基础；底部；垒
- vt. 以…为据点(基础，大本营)
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1. The lamp has a heavy base.
这枱灯的底座很沉。
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2. a pain at the base of the spine
脊柱末端的疼痛
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3. 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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4. All we got was base pay
我们只拿到了基本工资。
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5. a drink with a rum base
主要成分为朗姆酒的饮料
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6. a military/naval base
军事╱海军基地
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7. an air base
空军基地
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8. They decided to base the new company in York.
他们决定将新成立的公司总部设在约克。
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9. What are you basing this theory on?
你这理论的根据是什么？
- 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."
- base (n.) "bottom of anything considered as its support, foundation, pedestal," early 14c., from Old French bas "depth" (12c.), from Latin basis "foundation," from Greek basis "a stepping, a step, that on which one steps or stands, pedestal," from bainein "to go, walk, step," from PIE root *gwa- "to go, come."
- base (v.) 1580s, "serve as a foundation for;" 1841, "to place on a foundation," from base (n.). Related: Based; basing.
base ★ / beɪs ; NAmE beɪs / noun , verb , adjective base bases based basing baser basest noun ★ lowest part 底部 1 ★ [countable , usually singular ] the lowest part of sth, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands 根基；基底；底座 ◆ the base of a column/glass 柱基；玻璃杯底座 ◆ a pain at the base of the spine 脊柱末端的疼痛 ◆ The lamp has a heavy base. 这枱灯的底座很沉。 ☞synonyms at bottom original idea/situation 根源思想╱状况 2 ★ [countable ] an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. from which sth is developed 根据；出发点 SYN basis ◆ 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。 ◆ His arguments have a sound economic base. 他的论点有充分的经济上的根据。 ☞synonyms at basis of support/income/power 支持；收入；力量 3 [countable , usually singular ] the people, activity, etc. from which sb/sth gets most of their support, income, power, etc. （支持、收入、力量等的）来源，源泉，基础 ◆ These policies have a broad base of support. 这些政策受到广泛支持。 ◆ an economy with a solid manufacturing base 以制造业为坚实基础的经济体 ☞see also customer base , power base 4 ( especially NAmE) ( BrE usually basic ) ~ pay/salary/wage the pay that you get before anything extra is added 基本工资 ◆ All we got was base pay—we didn't reach profitability levels to award a bonus. 我们只拿到了基本工资，因为没有达到可发奖金的盈利水平。 first/main substance 首要╱主要材料 5 [countable , usually singular ] the first or main part of a substance to which other things are added 混合物的首要（或主要）成分 ◆ a drink with a rum base 主要成分为朗姆酒的饮料 ◆ Put some moisturizer on as a base before applying your make-up. 化妆前先搽些润肤霜打底。 main place 主要地方 6 ★ [countable ] the main place where you live or stay or where a business operates from 据点；总部；大本营 ◆ I spend a lot of time in Britain but Paris is still my base. 我有很多时间在英国度过，但主要还是居住在巴黎。 ◆ The town is an ideal base for touring the area. 这个镇子是在这一地区旅游观光的理想据点。 ◆ The company has its base in New York, and branch offices all over the world. 公司总部设在纽约，分支遍及全世界。 of army, navy, etc. 陆军、海军等 7 ★ [countable , uncountable ] a place where an army, a navy, etc. operates from 基地 ◆ a military/naval base 军事╱海军基地 ◆ an air base 空军基地 ◆ After the attack, they returned to base. 他们发动攻击之后返回了基地。 chemistry 化学 8 [countable ] a chemical substance, for example an alkali,that can combine with an acid to form a salt 碱； 盐基 mathematics 数学 9 [countable , usually singular ] a number on which a system of counting and expressing numbers is built up, for example 10 in the decimalsystem and 2 in the binarysystem 基数（如十进制的 10 和二进制的 2） in baseball/rounders 棒球；圆场棒球 10 [countable ] one of the four positions that a player must reach in order to score points 垒 ☞see also database IDIOM off base ( NAmE) ( informal) completely wrong about sth 完全错误 ◆ If that's what you think, you're way off base. 你如果那么想就全错了。 ☞more at cover v. , first base , touch v. verb ★ [usually passive ] basesb/sth/yourself in… to use a particular city, town, etc. as the main place for a business, holiday/vacation, etc. 以…为据点（或大本营等）；把（总部等）设在 ◆ They decided to base the new company in York. 他们决定将新成立的公司总部设在约克。 ◆ We're going to base ourselves in Tokyo and make trips from there. 我们将以东京为据点到各地旅行。 PHRASAL VERB ★ ˈbase sth on/upon sth to use an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. as the point from which sth can be developed 以…为基础（或根据） ◆ What are you basing this theory on? 你这理论的根据是什么？ ☞see also based adjective ( baser , bas·est ) ( formal) not having moral principles or rules 卑鄙的；不道德的 ◆ He acted from base motives. 他的行动动机卑鄙。 ▶ base·ly / ˈbeɪsli ; NAmE ˈbeɪsli / adverb base / beɪs ; NAmE beɪs / base·ly / ˈbeɪsli ; NAmE ˈbeɪsli /
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