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foundation n.根基；基础；根据；创建；基金(会) (1) 挖地基大概需要多长时间完成呢？(2) 他通过学习和努力工作为成功打下了基础。(3) 所有这些为巩固国家统一奠定了坚实的政治基础。(4) 他这种看法决不是凭空产生的。(5) 这所大学于一百多年前创建。 In the simplest sense, foundations support something else. Friendship is the foundation of a good marriage, and many svelte figures rely on girdles (known to underwear specialists as a foundation garment). But foundations are also charitable organizations. And in cosmetics, foundation is gooey make-up that's supposed to match your skin tone.

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英 [faʊn'deɪʃn] 美 [faʊn'deɪʃn] (1) How long will it take to finish digging the foundations?(2) He laid the foundation of his success by study and hard work.(3) All these have laid a solid political foundation for consolidated national unity.(4) His view is by no means without foundation.(5) The foundation of this university took place over 100 years ago. A foundation is the base for something. You often hear about the structural foundations of buildings, but a good idea can also be the foundation of a successful business. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]基础；根基 The foundation of something such as a belief or way of life is the things on which it is based.   [usu the N of/for n]Best friends are the foundation of my life...好朋友是我生命的支柱。The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community...这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。This laid the foundations for later modern economic growth.这为后来的现代经济发展奠定了基础。● If an event shakes the foundations of a society or a system of beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes people question their most deeply held beliefs. 动摇根基(或基础)The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism...战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。Emotional conflict may shake the foundations of even the strongest relationship.情感冲突可以动摇哪怕是最牢固的人际关系的基础。2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]地基；房基 The foundations of a building or other structure are the layer of bricks or concrete below the ground that it is built on. 3[N-COUNT 可数名词]基金会 A foundation is an organization which provides money for a special purpose such as research or charity. ...the National Foundation for Educational Research.全国教育研究基金会4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]依据；根据 If a story, idea, or argument has no foundation, there are no facts to prove that it is true.   [with brd-neg]The allegations were without foundation...这些指控没有根据。Each complaint is analysed very closely, and if it has no foundation it is rejected.每个投诉都经过仔细分析，如果发现没有依据就会予以驳回。5[N-MASS 物质名词]See also:found；粉底霜 Foundation is a skin-coloured cream that you put on your face before putting on the rest of your make-up.

英语单词	foundation
英美音标	英 [faʊn'deɪʃn] 美 [faʊn'deɪʃn]
中文释义	n.根基；基础；根据；创建；基金(会)
英语例句	(1) How long will it take to finish digging the foundations? (2) He laid the foundation of his success by study and hard work. (3) All these have laid a solid political foundation for consolidated national unity. (4) His view is by no means without foundation. (5) The foundation of this university took place over 100 years ago.
中文例句	(1) 挖地基大概需要多长时间完成呢？ (2) 他通过学习和努力工作为成功打下了基础。 (3) 所有这些为巩固国家统一奠定了坚实的政治基础。 (4) 他这种看法决不是凭空产生的。 (5) 这所大学于一百多年前创建。
vocabulary简明	A foundation is the base for something. You often hear about the structural foundations of buildings, but a good idea can also be the foundation of a successful business.
vocabulary扩展	In the simplest sense, foundations support something else. Friendship is the foundation of a good marriage, and many svelte figures rely on girdles (known to underwear specialists as a foundation garment). But foundations are also charitable organizations. And in cosmetics, foundation is gooey make-up that's supposed to match your skin tone.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]基础；根基 The foundation of something such as a belief or way of life is the things on which it is based. [usu the N of/for n] Best friends are the foundation of my life... 好朋友是我生命的支柱。 The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community... 这个问题严重影响了我们社会的基本根基。 This laid the foundations for later modern economic growth. 这为后来的现代经济发展奠定了基础。● If an event shakes the foundations of a society or a system of beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes people question their most deeply held beliefs. 动摇根基(或基础) The destruction of war and the death of millions of young people shook the foundations of Western idealism... 战争的破坏和数百万年轻人的死亡动摇了西方理想主义的根基。 Emotional conflict may shake the foundations of even the strongest relationship. 情感冲突可以动摇哪怕是最牢固的人际关系的基础。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]地基；房基 The foundations of a building or other structure are the layer of bricks or concrete below the ground that it is built on. 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]基金会 A foundation is an organization which provides money for a special purpose such as research or charity. ...the National Foundation for Educational Research. 全国教育研究基金会 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]依据；根据 If a story, idea, or argument has no foundation, there are no facts to prove that it is true. [with brd-neg] The allegations were without foundation... 这些指控没有根据。 Each complaint is analysed very closely, and if it has no foundation it is rejected. 每个投诉都经过仔细分析，如果发现没有依据就会予以驳回。 5 [N-MASS 物质名词]See also:found ；粉底霜 Foundation is a skin-coloured cream that you put on your face before putting on the rest of your make-up.

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