base是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something -- 基底，底座；底层，底子

  • a crystal glass with a heavy base 底部厚重的水晶杯

  • At the base of the cliff was a rocky beach. 悬崖的下面是多岩石的海滩。

  • This cream provides an excellent base for your make-up (= a good bottom layer on which other layers can be put). 这种乳霜化妆打底用效果极好。

• 1 the main place where a person lives and works, or a place that a company does business from -- 基地；总部

  • I spend a lot of time in Brussels, but London is still my base. 我经常呆在布鲁塞尔，但伦敦仍然是我的基地。

  • Nice is an excellent base for (= place to stay when) exploring the French Riviera. 尼斯是游览法国海滨度假胜地的理想去处。

• 2 a place where there are military buildings and weapons and where members of the armed forces live -- 军事基地

  • an old naval/military base 老的海军／军事基地

• 3 one of the four positions on a square that a player must reach to score a point in the game of baseball -- （棒球运动中的）垒

• 4 the activity or people from which someone or something gets most of their support, money, etc. -- 基础，支柱

  • A strong economy depends on a healthy manufacturing base. 强大的经济依赖于健康的制造业基础。

  • We're aiming to expand our customer base. 我们正在致力于扩大客源。

• 5 the main part of something -- 主要成分

  • a cocktail with a whisky base 用威士忌作基酒的鸡尾酒

• 6 the number on which a counting system is built -- 基数

  • A binary number is a number written in base 2, using the two numbers 0 and 1. 二进制数是一种用0和1两个数码表示、基数为2的数。

• 7 a chemical that dissolves in water and combines with an acid to create a salt -- 碱，盐基

• 8 not showing any honour and having no morals -- 贱的；卑下的，卑鄙的

  • I accused him of having base motives. 我谴责他动机卑鄙。

• 9 to have a particular town or area, etc. as the main place that you live and work in, or where you do business from -- 以某处（城市或地区等）作为生活、工作、经商的主要地点；将某地设为总部

  • Where is your firm based? 你们公司的总部在哪儿？

  • He was based in (= he lived in or was at a military establishment in) Birmingham during the war. 战争期间他驻扎在伯明翰。