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单词 groundwork
释义
groundwork
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡraʊnd.wɜːk/us
/ˈɡraʊnd.wɝːk/
workthat is done as apreparationforworkthat will be donelater:
基础工作；准备工作
Thecommitteewillmeettoday tolaythe groundworkforinter-partytalksnextmonth.委员会将在今天举行会议，为下个月的各党间会谈做准备。
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(Definition ofgroundworkfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

groundwork| American Dictionary

groundwork
noun[U]
us
/ˈɡrɑʊn·dwɜrk/
workdone inpreparationfor something that willhappenlater:
Theplanningcommitteewilllaythe groundwork for theconference.
(Definition ofgroundworkfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

groundwork| Business English

groundwork
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡraʊndwɜːk/us
lay the groundwork (for sth)
to doworkinpreparationforworkthat will be donelater:
Thecompanyislayingthe groundwork formarketdevelopment.
(Definition ofgroundworkfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgroundwork

groundwork
Here, too, a considerable amount ofgroundworkwas undertaken by the coalition government.
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This tactic, of course, provided thegroundworkfor wildly overstated claims about the epistemological adequacy of scientific methods.
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Chapter 8 presents a very brief discussion on models of soil formation, essentially setting thegroundworkfor use of the factorial approach.
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In conclusion, we have attempted in this paper to create agroundworkcategorization of potbelly material.
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These concepts provide thegroundworkfor how to think and act in the world.
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In fact, much of thegroundworkhas already been done.
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Theirgroundworkset the basis for subsequent work.
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But even in this limited sense there is insufficientgroundworkprovided for us to understand the cultural and social meanings of this relationship.
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This seemed an appropriate solution because thegroundworkestablishing the means of production had been extensively prepared over the preceding pages.
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Once the new situation permits recognition of an authority, it provides thegroundworkfor a jurisprudence-the concrete foundation for a substantive form.
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The portions of this paper described above largely providegroundwork.
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This is a pity, as thegroundworkis so well covered that the uninitiated would be led without difficulty through the subject.
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This phase also attempts to establish thegroundworkfor selecting a target environment for development.
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Though such tools are not available, somegroundworkhas been done and archived in the literature.
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It can be argued that descriptive studies represent thegroundworkof urban history, essential but unsystematized.
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