foundations

名词 foundation:

1. the basis on which something is grounded
   同义词：foundation
2. an institution supported by an endowment
   同义词：foundation
3. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
   同义词：basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
4. lowest support of a structure
   同义词：foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
   同义词：foundation, grounding
6. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
   同义词：foundation garment, foundation
7. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
   同义词：initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

1. Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
   獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞。
2. The ethical doctrine that morality has its foundations in self-interest.
   自私自利认为道德以自我利益为基础的道德观念
3. The foundations sank (two feet) after the flood.
   洪水退後地基下陷了(两英尺).
4. Weak foundations caused the house to subside.
   由于地基不牢，这所房子已下陷。
5. The foundations were not strong enough to sustain the weight of the house.
   这地基不够牢固，无法承受房屋的重量。