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单词 foundation
释义
foundation
noun
uk
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
us
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/

foundationnoun(BEGIN)

C1[U]
anoccasionwhen anorganization,state, etc. isestablished
创建;建立
the foundation of a newstate新州的建立
C1[C]
anorganizationthat has beencreatedinordertoprovidemoneyfor aparticulargroupofpeoplein need ofhelpor for aparticulartypeofstudy
基金会
the British Heart Foundation英国心脏健康基金会
the Environmental Research Foundation环境研究基金会
[U]UK
the firstyearofinfantschool,previouslyknownasreception
(幼儿学校)小班
a foundationclass/teacher幼儿学校小班课堂/教师
Heryoungestchildstarts(in) foundation inSeptember.她最小的孩子9月份上幼儿学校小班。
More examples
  • Istandcorrected- thedateof foundation was 1411, and not 1412 as I had written.
  • The foundation of thecompanymarksanexcitingtimeininformationtechnology.
  • Heappliedfor agrantfrom the Rowntree Foundation.
  • Theceremonywillmarktheanniversaryof the foundation of thehospital.
  • The foundation waspromiseda 7%increasetobringitsappropriationsto $2.07billion.

foundationnoun(BUILDING)

foundations[plural]
thestructuresbelow thesurfaceof thegroundthatsupportabuilding
地基;房基
The foundations will have to bereinforcedtopreventthehousefromsinkingfurtherinto theground.地基必须进行加固以防房屋继续下陷。

foundationnoun(UNTRUE)

be without foundation[U](alsohave no foundation)
C2
to beuntrue
无根据
Theseallegationsarecompletelywithout foundation.这些指控完全没有根据。

foundationnoun(MAKE-UP)

[U]
atypeofmake-upthat isspreadover theskinof theface, usually before othermake-upis put on, giving it abetterand moreevencolourandhidingunwantedmarks
(化妆打底用的)粉底霜

Idioms

lay the foundation(s) of/for
shake/rocksthtoitsfoundations

Examplesoffoundation

foundation
Rather than totalizing the failure of foundations, the more productive strategy is to seek the strategic error of past foundationisms.
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The text commences with her childhood, establishing the early foundations of the intellectual and moral supremacy which marks her adulthood.
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Before we consider each of these offences in outline, let us examine the practical and theoretical foundations for them.
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However, this made him re-examine the foundations of his faith and as a result he became more convinced of their truth than ever.
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The social reality constructed by the malestream approach rests on shaky foundations.
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The secular foundations of medieval kingship were slender before the twelfth century.
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When indeterminacies are viewed as gaps, they are interpreted as contributing to the very foundations of the text's meaning.
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Aesthetic foundations provide the pretext for forcing women to act and then condemning them for doing so.
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I take this to mean that it is actually difficult to unravel the assumptions of archaeological analysis without questioning the foundations of modernist thought.
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The gradual increase in household autonomy challenged the social, ceremonial and economic foundations of the neighbourhood communities.
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The first question leads us back to the foundations of human culture.
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On some sites even the foundations were prefabricated.
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In other words, cisterns, foundations, and the waterproofing system proceeded in parallel.
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The fire destroyed the buildings, but at the same time transformed them into baked clay and thereby preserved them as foundations for new buildings.
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Much of the material on nunneries is delicate work on uncertain and poorly-documented foundations.
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Collocationswithfoundation

foundation

These are words often used in combination withfoundation.

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basic foundation
It is at thebasicfoundationlevel.
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cement foundation
Today thecementfoundationis showing signs of decay.
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charitable foundation
She is now working hard to establish this group as acharitablefoundation.
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