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单词 bedrock
释义
bedrock
noun
uk
/ˈbed.rɒk/us
/ˈbed.rɑːk/

bedrocknoun(ROCK)

[U]
the hardareaofrockin thegroundthatholdsup theloosesoilabove
基岩
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geology: types of rock
  • arenaceous
  • arenite
  • asthenosphere
  • asthenospheric
  • basaltic
  • borax
  • chalk
  • emery
  • feldspar
  • flint
  • lahar
  • limestone
  • lodestone
  • magma
  • marcasite
  • marl
  • marmoreal
  • pumice
  • pumice stone
  • soapstone
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bedrocknoun(BASE)

[S]
themainprincipleson which something isbased:
基础
Somepeoplebelievethat thefamilyisthebedrockofsociety.一些人认为家庭是社会的基础。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Being based on or depending on something
  • as the case might bephrase
  • basesomethingonsomething
  • bases
  • basis
  • boil down tosomething
  • egg
  • footing
  • found
  • foundational
  • hinge
  • hinge on/uponsomething
  • rest withsomeone
  • result fromsomething
  • ride
  • ride onsomething/someone
  • rooted
  • spring fromsomething
  • strength
  • understanding
  • wake
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(Definition ofbedrockfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bedrock| American Dictionary

bedrock
noun[U]
us
/ˈbedˌrɑk/
earth science
the hard,solidareaofrockin thegroundthatsupportstheearthabove it
Bedrock alsomeanstheprinciplesandideason which something isbased:
Wefeelthat thefamilyis the bedrock ofsociety.
(Definition ofbedrockfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbedrock

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Local government has always been one of the bedrocks of our democracy.
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The trade union movement throughout its long history has grown with our democracy and is one of the bedrocks of that democracy.
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He points to the importance of his wife's engagement in non-farm activities as thebedrockof household food security.
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The features consisted of two pits in thebedrockplastered with stucco to form subfloor basins.
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Many philosophers assume that somebedrockfoundation or a priori method is necessary to avoid relativism.
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The soil was only 20 cm deep, with thebedrockreaching the surface in several places.
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The mineral called jarosite which only forms in water was found in all bedrocks.
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Annular patterns form on domes of alternating weak and hard bedrocks.
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Landslides are very common along the river bank as cliff-like bedrocks are well exposed along the river valley wall.
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Such works are still the bedrocks of national canons, and usually mandatory elements of high school curricula.
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Ties of reciprocity are a socialbedrockfor individual wellbeing and societal stability.
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The marl layer represents the cleanbedrockbase beneath the structure.
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The large number and size of the sandstone fragments on the fields suggests close vicinity of thebedrock.
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Thebedrockof the peninsula is fairly well described.
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What had seemed deeper substance either was not really deeper, but just play on a flattened-out surface, or was unstable, affording nobedrock.
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