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base [beis]
n. 底部, 垒, 基础, 基地
vt. 以...作基础
a. 卑鄙的, 低劣的
[计] 基准
[化] 碱; 基极
[医] [基]底, 硷(旧名盐基), 基质, 基, 主药, 基托, 基板(牙)
[经] 基本的
- Many languages have Latin as their base.
许多语言都以拉丁语为基础。 - How many military bases are they maintaining on foreign soil?
他们在外国保持多少个军事基地？ - This film is based on a novel by D.H.Lawrence.
这部影片是根据D.H.劳伦斯的小说改编的。
base
bases
[ noun ]
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- lowest support of a structure
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- the bottom or lowest part
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- a lower limit
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a support or foundation
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
<noun.artifact>
the attack wiped out our forward bases
<noun.artifact>
it was built on a base of solid rock
he stood at the foot of the tower
<noun.artifact>
he scrambled to get back to the bag
<noun.object>
the base of the mountain
<noun.location>
the base of the skull
<noun.communication>
the government established a wage floor
<noun.cognition>
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
<noun.artifact>
the base of the lamp
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia
<noun.shape>
the base of the triangle
<noun.linkdef>
the basis of this drink is orange juice
<noun.quantity>
10 is the radix of the decimal system
<noun.location>
<noun.group>
<noun.communication>
thematic vowels are part of the stem
<noun.artifact>
the industrial base of Japan
<noun.artifact>
glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments
he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base
<noun.artifact>
a tub should sit on its own base
<noun.artifact>
- use as a basis for; found on
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
<verb.cognition> establish found ground
base a claim on some observation
<verb.stative>
we will base this project in the new lab
<verb.consumption> free-base
- serving as or forming a base
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- illegitimate
- debased; not genuine
<adj.all>
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats
<adj.all>
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth
<adj.all>
base coins of aluminum
a base metal
<adj.all>
base and unpatriotic motives
a base, degrading way of life
cheating is dishonorable
they considered colonialism immoral
unethical practices in handling public funds
<adj.all>
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
taking a mean advantage
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
<adj.all>
<adj.all>
an attempt to eliminate the base coinage
Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] ``A
peasant and base swain.'' --Bacon.
4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. ``A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
``Base ingratitude.'' --Milton.
8. Not classical or correct. ``Base Latin.'' --Fuller.
9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written {bass.}]
10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
{Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.
{Base metal}. See under {Metal}.
Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. ``The base of mighty mountains.''
--Prescott.
2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written {bass}.]
The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
14. (Zo["o]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached
to another more central organ.
15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.
18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
21. An apron. [Obs.] ``Bakers in their linen bases.''
--Marston.
22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison
base}, or {bars}. ``To run the country base.'' --Shak.
25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
{Altern base}. See under {Altern}.
{Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.
{Base course}. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
{foundation course}.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
{Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
{Base line}.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
{Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
{Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to
found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
--Bacon.
Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]
1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]
If any . . . based his pike. --Sir T.
North.
2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]
Metals which we can not base. --Bacon.
thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and
W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]
1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;
as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.
2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] ``A
peasant and base swain.'' --Bacon.
4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]
Why bastard? wherefore base? --Shak.
5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and
silver, the precious metals.
6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base
bullion.
7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity
of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base
fellow; base motives; base occupations. ``A cruel act of a
base and a cowardish mind.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
``Base ingratitude.'' --Milton.
8. Not classical or correct. ``Base Latin.'' --Fuller.
9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In
this sense, commonly written {bass.}]
10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,
one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.
Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a
base tenant.
{Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;
now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.
{Base metal}. See under {Metal}.
Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;
sordid; degraded.
Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing
moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of
their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base
marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean
denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is
valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our
abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or
indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is
opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to
liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy
is vile; undue compliances are mean.
Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,
step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.
come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.]
1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
the base of a statue. ``The base of mighty mountains.''
--Prescott.
2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
essential principle; a groundwork.
3. (Arch.)
(a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
or especially ornamented.
(b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as
of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
piece of furniture or decoration.
4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
is attached to its support.
5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
organic bodies resembling them in their property of
forming salts with acids.
6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.
7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.
8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that
imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
adjacent bastions.
9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a
figure on which it is supposed to stand.
10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is
constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
[Now commonly written {bass}.]
The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
--Dryden.
12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by
fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
made, supplies are furnished, etc.
13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]
14. (Zo["o]l.) That part of an organ by which it is attached
to another more central organ.
15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.
16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not
distinctly crystalline.
17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.
18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]
19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but
sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to
about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]
20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]
21. An apron. [Obs.] ``Bakers in their linen bases.''
--Marston.
22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting
place or a goal in various games.
To their appointed base they went. --Dryden.
23. (Surv.) A line in a survey which, being accurately
determined in length and position, serves as the origin
from which to compute the distances and positions of any
points or objects connected with it by a system of
triangles. --Lyman.
24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison
base}, or {bars}. ``To run the country base.'' --Shak.
25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the
circuit of the infield.
{Altern base}. See under {Altern}.
{Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.
{Base course}. (Arch.)
(a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
{foundation course}.
(b) The architectural member forming the transition
between the basement and the wall above.
{Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without
any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
the first base without being put out.
{Base line}.
(a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
military operations.
(b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
{Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
the steam engine; the bed plate.
{Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the
breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
molding. --H. L. Scott.
Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to
found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
--Bacon.
Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]
1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]
If any . . . based his pike. --Sir T.
North.
2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]
Metals which we can not base. --Bacon.
Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]
1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also {base}.]
{Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
2. (Mus.)
(a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
(b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.
[Written also {base}.]
{Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.
- If the base was shut down, says Antonio Navarro, an official at the Socialist-run city hall, "I'd open a Disney World there.
- A pledge by the Contras not to dispatch any forces into Nicaragua from base camps in Honduras, in addition to withdrawing 2,000 of their estimated 5,000 troops based in Nicaragua.
- He died in 1915 when he was halfway through the letter `S.' The new edition also has been computerized, with the vocabulary of English since 1150 A.D. on a single data base to be available by home computer.
- An 82-year-old company with an old and loyal customer base and 7,000 employees, Foxboro recently emerged from a restructuring.
- I've always found that even though there usually is some sort of a base point below which you presumably don't get any bonus, that invariably some type of an extenuating circumstances will be presented.
- "Every once in a while we do get a call from a community interested in enhancing its tax base," Sloan said in Washington. "But the reality is that most retirees don't move very far." Still, the biggest promotional obstacle may be the weather.
- Yemen said Saturday that it was fully committed to honoring the U.N. embargo and denied reports it serves as a base for Iraqi warplanes.
- The US base at Fairford, from where B-52 bombers flew 7,500-mile missions against Iraq in the Gulf war, is mothballed.
- In the fall, says veteran party strategist Steve Merksamer, Mr. Quayle may help "not with the general public per se but with the base" of conservative voters who must turn out heavily to keep the state in the GOP column.
- Fidler said a memorial service would be held Thursday for Harpe at Torrejon air base, but he said he did not know when Harpe's body would be transferred to the United States for burial.
- The ponds are enclosed by chain-link fences topped with razor wire and reinforced with small mesh at the base to keep out animals large and small.
- American Savings continues to be highly sensitive to interest-rate swings, and its core deposit base has been weakening.
- "The absolute increases in manufacturing productivity and output don't support the case for a rapidly eroding industrial base.
- The attack came as the singer and about 30 Israelis demonstrated outside this military base, 8 miles south of Tel Aviv, where some of the conscientious objectors are being held.
- Claims that more might be found in this way are, I regret to say, much exaggerated. Next, I propose to broaden the tax base.
- Eyes glaze over when monetarists talk about base money, velocity or purchasing power parity.
- Cutting base rates will do nothing to divert the current bullish sentiment from sterling."
- Stening said four gunmen kidnapped them near south Lebanon's provincial capital of Sidon as they were driving in a U.N. car from their base in the southern port of Tyre to Beirut on Feb. 5.
- Rodolfo Biazon said an informant told the military the sabotage team would try to destroy fighter jets, fuel storage tanks and other equipment at the Basa air base, about 40 miles north of Manila.
- The theory is familiar to anyone who uses an ordinary cordless phone at home: A portable handset communicates, via radio signals, with a small base station that's wired into the regular phone network.
- China Southern flies to 53 domestic cities from its home base and from stations in the cities of Wuhan, Changsha and Haikou.
- An eight-member military panel is hearing the case in a tiny base courtroom.
- Carlucci's visit to Lisbon followed months of public complaints by Cavaco Silva and other Portuguese leaders that the United States had failed to live up to its pledge in the 1983 base accord to provide increasing amounts of aid.
- The public affairs office said there was a Staff Sgt. Brian Kirkpatrick on the base.
- However, Israeli press reports said the yacht was hijacked off Libya, the group's main base.
- This is because Securitas intends to distribute its 45 per cent stake to shareholders in what is effectively a demerger. Securitas said its net debt would fall to nil from SKr400m giving it a strong financial base from which to expand.
- It went down about 15 miles southeast of Abu Musa island, where the Iranians have a military base.
- From their original base in Persia, Ismailis began to wander across North Africa, and, among their accomplishments, they founded Cairo.
- Also, farmers are being required to idle only 10 percent of their wheat base acres for 1989 in order to qualify for government price supports, compared with 27.5 percent previously.
- At the base to greet the team were members of their families and co-workers.
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Base Band
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base bid
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base block
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base bullion
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base buret
base cabinet
base camp
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base catalysis
base catalyst
base censorship
base channel
base chord
base circle
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base ablation
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base adjuster
base air defence envi...
base alignment
base altitude
base ammunition depot
base analogue
base anchor
base and bracket
base angle
base apex line
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Base Band
base band bank
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base band distribution
base band transmission
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base bias bleeder cir...
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