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单词 foundation stone
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  • I had followed in his footsteps by giving my native town a library—its foundation stone laid by my mother—so that this public library was really my first gift.
  • Of the house which he himself built, on a distant knoll of the home farm, nothing now remains but the cellar and foundation stones, near which is the well he dug, now choked with rubbish and overgrown with brambles.
  • The third treats of the ceremonies observed at laying the foundation stones of public structures.
  • To remove a foundation stone is a delicate and difficult operation.
  • With indefatigable perseverance he opened museums, laid the foundation stones of hospitals, made speeches to the Royal Agricultural Society, and attended meetings of the British Association.
foundation stone
noun[C]
uk
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən ˌstəʊn/
us
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən ˌstoʊn/
alargeblockofstonethat is put inpositionat thestartofworkon apublicbuilding, often with aceremony
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