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基础；根基；底部
The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
例句
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。
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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基部；相连处；连接处
The base of something is the lowest part of it, where it is attached to something else.
例句
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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底；底部；底面
The base of an object such as a box or vase is the lower surface of it that touches the surface it rests on.
例句
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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底部；基座
The base of an object that has several sections and that rests on a surface is the lower section of it.
例句
The mattress is best on a solid bed base...
这种床垫最好放在结实的床板上。
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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基层；底层
A base is a layer of something which will have another layer added to it.
例句
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。
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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出发点；起点；基础
A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved.
例句
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。
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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以…为基础
If you base one thing on another thing, the first thing develops from the second thing.
例句
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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（公司的）客户基础，主要（客户）群体
A company's client base or customer base is the group of regular clients or customers that the company gets most of its income from.
例句
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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（军事）基地
A military base is a place which part of the armed forces works from.
例句
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。
...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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（工作或生活的）据点，基地
Your base is the main place where you work, stay, or live.
例句
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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（活动的）地点，中心，大本营
If a place is a base for a certain activity, the activity can be carried out at that place or from that place.
例句
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。
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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基础成分；主要成分；主料
The base of a substance such as paint or food is the main ingredient of it, to which other substances can be added.
例句
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。
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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（数字进位制中的）基数
A base is a system of counting and expressing numbers. The decimal system uses base 10, and the binary system uses base 2.
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（棒球、垒球、圆场棒球等的）垒
A base in baseball, softball, or rounders is one of the places at each corner of the square on the pitch.
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ADJ-GRADED
卑鄙的；下流的；无耻的
Base behaviour is behaviour that is immoral or dishonest.
例句
Love has the power to overcome the baser emotions.
爱能够战胜邪念。
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完全错误；大错特错
If you say that someone is off base, you mean that they are wrong.
例句
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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（尤指在近期没有联系的情况下与某人）取得联系
If you communicate with someone, especially someone you have not communicated with recently, you can say that you touch base with them.
例句
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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面面俱到；应付各种情况
If someone touches all the bases or covers the bases, they deal with everyone or everything involved in a situation.
例句
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。
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。