foundation

US [faʊnˈdeɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [faʊn'deɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.基础；地基；基金会；建立
  • Web粉底；基地；根据
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Foundation
n.
1.
[c][usupl]
地基；房基；基础a layer of bricks, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。
The explosion shook the foundations of the houses nearby.
爆炸震撼了附近房屋的地基。
2.
[c][u]
基本原理；根据；基础a principle, an idea or a fact that sth is based on and that it grows from
Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.
尊重和友爱是婚姻的牢固基础。
The rumour is totally without foundation(= not based on any facts) .
这谣传毫无事实根据。
These stories have no foundation(= are not based on any facts) .
这些故事纯属虚构。
3.
[c]
基金会an organization that is established to provide money for a particular purpose, for example for scientific research or charity
The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
这笔钱将交给旧金山艾滋病基金会。
4.
[u]
（机构或组织的）创建，创办the act of starting a new institution or organization
The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955.
该组织自 1955 年创建以来已有重大的发展。
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（化妆打底用的）粉底霜a skin-coloured cream that is put on the face underneath other make-up

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At 85, Edwards is now too frail to give interviews, but his wife told the Nobel Foundation of his happiness at receiving the prize.
85岁高龄的爱德华，爱德华兹由于身体欠佳，无法在获奖后立即接受采访。他的妻子对诺贝尔基金委转达了他得奖后的喜悦心情。
bā shí wǔ suì gāo líng de ài dé huá , ài dé huá zī yóu yú shēn tǐ qiàn jiā , wú fǎ zài huò jiǎng hòu lì jí jiē shòu cǎi fǎng 。 tā de qī zi duì nuò bèi ěr jī jīn wěi zhuǎn dá le tā dé jiǎng hòu de xǐ yuè xīn qíng 。
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2.
The Free Software Foundation considers it a free license incompatible with the GNU General Public License (GPL).
自由软件基金会认为这是免费的许可不符合GNU通用公共授权（GPL）。
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn jī jīn huì rèn wéi zhè shì miǎn fèi de xǔ kě bù fú hé GNU tōng yòng gōng gòng shòu quán ( GPL ) 。
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3.
The recent rumour that the latex paint is harmful to the human health is not at all of any foundation.
近来，一些说乳胶漆对人体健康有害的传闻是没有根据的。
jìn lái , yì xiē shuō rǔ jiāo qī duì rén tǐ jiàn kāng yǒu hài de chuán wén shì méi yǒu gēn jù de 。
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That raises an interesting idea, because what you've just described is often a foundation for addictions of various kinds.
你刚才所说的通常是对很多东西上瘾的基础，这让我想到了一个有趣的问题，
nǐ gāng cái suǒ shuō de tōng cháng shì duì hěn duō dōng xi shàng yǐn de jī chǔ , zhè ràng wǒ xiǎng dào le yī gè yǒu qù de wèn tí ,
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Each will remove whatever proves to be without a true foundation, and with it an allowance for free expression.
任何被证明没有真实基础的都将被移除，它所带来的都是为了对【自由表达】的认可。
rèn hé bèi zhèng míng méi yǒu zhēn shí jī chǔ de dōu jiāng bèi yí chú , tā suǒ dài lái de dōu shì wèi le duì 【 zì yóu biǎo dá 】 de rèn kě 。
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You never know if one of your children might actually grow up to be a zoologist because of the foundation you laid during their childhood!
你不知道就是因为你在童年时期为他们打下的基础，在你的孩子中间可能真的会成为一个生物学家。
nǐ bù zhī dào jiù shì yīn wèi nǐ zài tóng nián shí qī wèi tā men dǎ xià de jī chǔ , zài nǐ de hái zi zhōng jiān kě néng zhēn de huì chéng wéi yī gè shēng wù xué jiā 。
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Transparency is not just a natural inclination but a necessity, says Mitchell Baker, who chairs the foundation.
基金会主席MitchellBaker称Mozilla的透明化不仅仅是其自身发展趋向，更是生存的必要条件。
jī jīn huì zhǔ xí MitchellBaker chēng Mozilla de tòu míng huà bù jǐn jǐn shì qí zì shēn fā zhǎn qū xiàng , gèng shì shēng cún de bì yào tiáo jiàn 。
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The question now is whether Mr. Obama and other members of his party can solidify this coalition into a foundation of the Democratic Party.
现在的问题是，奥巴马和其他民主党人能不能巩固这个同盟，使它成为民主党的一个基础。
xiàn zài de wèn tí shì , ào bā mǎ hé qí tā mín zhǔ dǎng rén néng bu néng gǒng gù zhè ge tóng méng , shǐ tā chéng wéi mín zhǔ dǎng de yī gè jī chǔ 。
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But these from actual set out of the research have no theories to do instruction, in other words, there is no theories foundation.
但这些从实际出发的研究没有理论做指导，换句话说，没有理论基础。
dàn zhè xiē cóng shí jì chū fā de yán jiū méi yǒu lǐ lùn zuò zhǐ dǎo , huàn jù huà shuō , méi yǒu lǐ lùn jī chǔ 。
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One of the main organizers of the relief effort was the Turkish charity the Foundation for Humanitarian Relief, which has Islamic roots.
对救灾工作的主要组织者之一，是土耳其的慈善机构的人道主义救济，其中有伊斯兰根源的基础。
duì jiù zāi gōng zuò de zhǔ yào zǔ zhī zhě zhī yī , shì tǔ ěr qí de cí shàn jī gòu de rén dào zhǔ yì jiù jì , qí zhōng yǒu yī sī lán gēn yuán de jī chǔ 。
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