| 词汇 | foundation |
| 释义 | foundation 1 ENTRIES FOUND: foundation (noun) foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ noun plural foundations foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ noun plural foundations Learner's definition of FOUNDATION 1 [count] a : a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath地基；房基 The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation.检查员在这座房屋的地基上发现了一道裂纹。 pour/lay/dig the foundation浇筑/铺设/挖掘地基 b : something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) that provides support for something根据；基础；基本原理 He insists that these charges are without foundation. [=are unfounded]他坚称这些指控毫无根据。 These charges have no foundation in fact. [=there are no facts that support these charges]这些指控毫无事实根据。 The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.这本书阐述了支撑她政治生涯的道德基础。 These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.这些问题威胁到现代社会的根本基础。 The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations.丑闻动摇了政府的根基。 Her early research laid the foundation [=provided the basis] for many important medical discoveries.她早期的研究为许多重要的医学发现奠定了基础。 2 [count] : an organization that is created and supported with money that people give in order to do something that helps society基金会 They established a foundation to help orphaned children.他们设立了基金会来帮助孤儿。 set up a foundation成立基金会 a charitable/nonprofit/private foundation慈善/非营利性/私立基金会 3 [count, noncount] : a special cream that is the color of your skin and that you spread on your face and neck before putting on other makeup（化妆打底用的）粉底霜 4 [noncount] : the act of founding something建立；创建 the foundation of a new school一所新学校的创建 |
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