basin

名词 basin:

1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
2. the quantity that a basin will hold
   同义词：basinful
3. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
4. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
   同义词：river basin
5. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
   同义词：washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory

1. The basin was brim-full (of water).
   盆(里的水)已经满到边了。
2. This basin is made of iron.
   这个盆子是铁做的。
3. The metal basin clattered down the stone stairs.
   金属盆子沿着石阶滚了下去，发出咣啷声。
4. This basin is only plate so it's not very valuable.
   这个盆子是镀金金属的，所以不太值钱。
5. The basin is made of synthetic resin.
   这个盆是用合成树脂做的。
6. He first poured some water in the basin.
   他先在脸盆里倒了一些水。
7. He washed his hands in a basin.
   他在盆里洗了手。

ba.sin

n.（名词）

An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids.
盆：一种敞口的，浅的，通常为圆形的容器，特别是用来盛液体
The amount that such a vessel can hold.
一盆之量：这种容器所能盛的容量
A washbowl; a sink.
洗手盆；水池

An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.
内港，内湾：留作河流或港口专用的人工围起的区域，潮水变化不致使水位受影响
A small enclosed or partly enclosed body of water.
水洼,潭：一片少量或部分被围的水域
A region drained by a single river system:
流域：一条河流系统所流经的区域：
例句：
the Amazon basin.
亚马孙流域

Geology
【地质学】
A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.
盆地：岩层向共同的中心倾斜的广大陆地区域
A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.
凹地，海盆：在陆地或海底平面的一种大的，碗状的凹地

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French bacin
源自 古法语 bacin
from Vulgar Latin *bacconum
源自 俗拉丁语 *bacconum
from *baccus [container]
源自 *baccus [容器]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语的]

【引伸】
ba.sinal
adj.（形容词）