groundwork
英 ['gra?n(d)w??k]
美['gra?nd'w?k]
- n. 基礎(chǔ)；地基，根基
TEM4低頻詞暢通詞匯
英文詞源
- groundwork (n.)
- mid-15c., "foundation of a building or wall, solid base on which a structure is built," from ground (n.) + work (n.) in the older sense. Similar formation in Middle Dutch grontwerck, Dutch grondwerk, German grundwerk. Of immaterial things from 1550s.
雙語例句
- 1. Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.
- 在智利會面的外交官們已經(jīng)為那些對未來影響深遠(yuǎn)的環(huán)境保護(hù)條例的制定打好了基礎(chǔ)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.
- 昨天的會議是為以后的工作做準(zhǔn)備。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.
- 這些課程介紹的是統(tǒng)計學(xué)理論的基礎(chǔ)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders.
- 官員們正在為世界首腦峰會做準(zhǔn)備工作。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. The first meeting laid the groundwork for the final agreement.
- 第一次會議為最終的協(xié)定奠定了基礎(chǔ).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》