4establishment 建立 [uncountableU]START something/MAKE something START the establishment of an organization, business, school etc 建立,创办SYN founding
The school has served the community since its foundation in 1835.
该校自1835年建立以来一直为该社区服务。
5be without foundation (also have no foundation) formalPROVE if a statement, idea etc is without foundation, there is no proof that it is true 没有根据SYN be groundless
Davis dismissed the allegations as being without foundation.
戴维斯认为这些指控毫无根据。
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be without foundation• The Observer said that it had not intended to convey that meaning, and accepted that the allegationwas without foundation.• I believe that claims of "psychic powers" are without foundation.
6lay/provide the foundation(s) for somethingPREPAREto provide the conditions that will make it possible for something to be successful 为某事打下基础
Careful planning laid the foundations for the nation’s economic miracle.
8shake/rock the foundations of something (also shake/rock something to its foundations)CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT to completely change the way something is done or the way people think by having a completely new idea 从根本上动摇某事物;动摇某事物的基础
Darwin’s theory rocked the scientific establishment to its foundations.
达尔文的理论动摇了科学界的根基。
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shake/rock the foundations of something• Yet even as the competitionfades into the history books, something also seems to be shaking the foundations ofcapitalism.• The money economyshook the foundations of a societycomposed mainly of lords and peasants.• The thunder seemed to shake the foundations of the building.
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foundation• Teaching experience is a good foundation for a career in just about anything.• The HeritageFoundation is a conservative political research organization.• They clearly adore the multi-layered foundations of instrumentalfunk, and profoundly project this soulful hipster-cool attitude on All Night Burner.• the NationalFoundation for the Arts• According to Wegener, the sial masses of the continents shifted on the earth's actualmantle, the sima foundation.• Usually two main types are used - stripfoundations and raftfoundations.• We cut it to four and those four are still our majorsellingproducts and the foundation of our business.• Good eating habits and regularexercise are the foundation for a healthy life.• After the earthquake, I noticed several cracks in the foundation of the house.• Copernicus's findingslaid the foundations for the later work of Galileo.• The foundation in Madrid is going to manage that one too.• The foundationfunded a dozen new career centers in high schools, where students could come for career guidance and counseling.• More than 600 people were evacuated from their homes in Norfolk and eight bungalowscollapsed after the seawashed away their foundations.• The fears of earlier critics were not without foundation.
solid/firm foundation• There is still a creativerole in developing campaigns but it comes after a firm foundation of fact has been established.• Instead of building bridges to nowhere, we will build a solid foundation for our nation and its future generations.• They had a solid foundation in reading, writing, math, and other coreskills.• At the end of the first week you will have a solid foundation on which to build in future weeks.• Particularist feeling in the duchy of Aosta was hallowed by centuries of tradition and grounded in a firm foundation of local institutions.• Much like any brick or blockwall, an interlocking block wall needs a solid foundation.• They dugsolid foundations, spending a lot of time pouringconcrete into four pits.• No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage.
1organization that provides money for sth提供資金的組織ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOUNDATION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤charitable, private慈善/私人基金(會)▸➤research研究基金會VERB + FOUNDATION➤establish, set up, start建立/設立/開創基金會◇a charitable foundation established in 1983於 1983 年建立的慈善基金會PREPOSITION➤foundation for為⋯的基金會◇a private foundation for the arts一個為藝術的私人基金會foundation
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2foundationsparts of a building below the ground建築地面以下的部份ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOUNDATIONS | FOUNDATION + NOUNADJECTIVE➤deep深深的地基▸➤concrete混凝土地基VERB + FOUNDATIONS➤dig, lay挖地基;鋪地基◇Concrete foundations have been laid.已鋪設了混凝土地基。➤shake, undermine動搖/損壞地基◇The thunder seemed to shake the very foundations of the building.雷鳴似乎把房子的地基都撼動了。◇They had dug too deep and undermined the foundations of the house.他們挖得太深,破壞了房子的地基。FOUNDATION + NOUN➤stone奠基石◇The foundation stone was laid in 1911.1911 年埋下奠基石。◇In 1853 Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone of the new palace.1853 年維多利亞女王為新王宮奠基。➤wall (NAmE) 基礎牆foundation
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3basis for sth基礎ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOUNDATION | FOUNDATION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤excellent, firm, good, secure, solid, sound, strong過硬的/牢固的/良好的/穩固的/堅固的/可靠的/堅實的基礎▸➤shaky, weak不牢固的/薄弱的基礎▸➤ideological, intellectual, moral, philosophical, political, scientific, theoretical意識形態/知識/道德/哲學/政治/科學/理論基礎▸➤economic經濟基礎VERB + FOUNDATION➤build, create, form, lay, provide (sth with), set奠定/創立/形成/打下/(為⋯)提供/設立基礎◇This agreement laid a sound foundation for future cooperation between the two countries.這項協議為兩國將來的合作打下了堅實的基礎。➤build on在⋯基礎上發展◇We now have a firm foundation to build on.我們現在有了一個堅實的發展基礎。➤rest on立於⋯基礎上◇The peace treaty rests on shaky foundations.這項和平條約建立在不穩固的基礎上。➤rock, shake, strike at, threaten, undermine動搖基礎;破壞根基;威脅基礎;毀壞根基◇an event which rocked the foundations of British politics動搖英國政治根基的事件➤destroy毀壞根基FOUNDATION + NOUN➤course, year (both BrE) 基礎課程;基礎年◇The Fine Arts degree starts with a foundation year.美術學位的第一年是打基礎。PREPOSITION➤foundation for為⋯的基礎◇to provide a solid foundation for democracy為民主提供一個堅實的基礎PHRASES➤rock sth to its foundations, shake sth to its foundations動搖⋯的基礎◇The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations.這件醜聞動搖了法律界的基礎。➤the very foundation基礎◇He believes terrorism undermines the very foundations of our society.他認為恐怖主義毀壞了我們的社會基礎。foundation
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4facts that show that sth is true根據VERB + FOUNDATION | PREPOSITIONVERB + FOUNDATION➤have no沒有事實根據◇malicious gossip which has no foundation沒有事實根據的惡意謠言PREPOSITION➤without foundation沒有根據◇The rumours / rumors of his resignation are entirely without foundation.關於他辭職的謠言毫無根據。
foundation noun ⇨basis (a solid foundation for marriage)⇨bottom (the foundations of the houses)⇨charity (a charitable foundation)⇨introduction1 (the foundation of a research group)