英 [faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)nz] 美 [faʊnˈdeɪʃnz]
n. [建]基础（foundation 的复数）；房基
foundation /faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4
可数名词 The foundation of something such as a belief or way of life is the things on which it is based. 基础
Best friends are the foundation of my life.
良友们是我生活的基础。
The issue strikes at the very foundation of our community.
这个问题严重影响到我们社会的基础。
可数名词 A foundation is an organization which provides money for a special purpose such as research or charity. 基金会
...the National Foundation for Educational Research.
…全国教育研究基金会。
复数型名词 The foundations of a building or other structure are the layer of bricks or concrete below the ground that it is built on. 地基
不可数名词 If a story, idea, or argument has no foundation, there are no facts to prove that it is true. 根据
The allegations were without foundation.
这些指控没有根据。
集合名词 Foundation is a skin-coloured cream that you put on your face before putting on the rest of your makeup. 粉底霜
Use foundation and/or face powder afterwards for an even skin tone.
随后使用粉底霜和（或）粉饼以使皮肤色调均匀。
→see alsofound
the basis on which something is grounded
there is little foundation for his objections
an institution supported by an endowment
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
同义词： basis / base / fundament / groundwork / cornerstone
lowest support of a structure
同义词： base / fundament / foot / groundwork / substructure / understructure
education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
同义词： grounding
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
同义词： foundation garment
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
the foundation of a new scientific society
同义词： initiation / founding / institution / origination / creation / innovation / introduction / instauration
依据-引用次数：62
Chapter Three: Theoretical foundations for the plaintiff qualification of the civil public interest litigation.
第三部分:确定民事公益诉讼原告资格的理论依据。
根源-引用次数：13
The movement of modernity has its profound social roots and foundations, the main theme of which represents the rise of civil society and its dual course with the state.
现代性运动有其深厚的社会根源和基础，其主旋律展现着市民社会的兴起及其与国家的二元化进程。
参考来源现代性与私法文化精神
理论根据-引用次数：3
Part three mainly analyses the foundations of "POV".
第三部分主要分析了“被害人预防”的理论根据，即“被害人预防”的理论支撑及可行性分析。
参考来源犯罪预防的被害人视角
地基-引用次数：131
Consolidation and permeability coefficients are key parameters in calculation and designing of foundations, CPTU and BAT-system can obtain the consolidation and permeability coefficients quickly and accurately.
固结系数和渗透系数是地基设计及计算中的关键参数。
地基-引用次数：14
Expansive soil， one of the special clay soils， had caused many problems to foundations and slopes.
膨胀土作为一种特殊的黏性土引发了许多地基与边坡方面的问题。
地基
中国基金会能力建设：爱德的启示 - 组织治理 公益网站_NGO资讯网 关键词: 基金会、能力建设、挑战和对策。 [gap=850]Key words: Foundations, capacity building, challenges and strategies.
(5) 基础(Foundations)：基础是皈依的客观化，也是个自由决定。人经验到天主的恩宠，客观地表达出来。
... unduly 过度地 foundations 地基 stoutly 牢固地，粗壮地 ...
... Play 你一直在玩 Foundations 感情在基石 Mouthwash 洗刷刷 ...
Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
由于地基不实，房子出现下陷。
The foundations of the house are being laid today.
今天正在给房子打地基。
The foundations of the building are starting to sink.
楼房的地基开始下陷。
Now we're making foundations for the recovering patients, cause for some reason we can't find any explanations for the contaminations.
VOA : special.2009.04.17
Hobbes is typically concerned with the foundations of this new science, getting the building blocks right from the beginning.
霍布斯特别关注,这门新科学的奠基，从一砖一瓦开始建筑。
政治哲学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
He says through wicked deeds like this "all the foundations of the earth," are moved, "are shaken" .
通过人类的恶行,世界的根本会动摇。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Money for developing the program came from private foundations, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the United States government.
VOA : special.2009.11.27
A million charities and foundations are recognized as tax-exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.
VOA : special.2009.11.02
Its aim is to lay the foundations for lasting peace and sustainable development through dialogue and sharing knowledge.
Using Splunk, data and search structures can be saved and identified as foundations for future users.
Building on these foundations, we started to become a lot more radical in our thinking.
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