groundwork

英 [ˈɡraʊndwɜːk]

美 [ˈɡraʊndwɜːrk]

n.  基础工作; 准备工作

复数：groundworks　

TEM8

BNC.18422 / COCA.11757

牛津词典

noun

• 基础工作；准备工作
  work that is done as preparation for other work that will be done later
  1. Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders.
     官员们正在为世界首脑峰会做准备工作。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 基础；根基
  The groundwork forsomething is the early work on it which forms the basis for further work.
  1. Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead...
     昨天的会议是为以后的工作做准备。
  2. These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.
     这些课程介绍的是统计学理论的基础。

英英释义

noun

• preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
  1. we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago
• lowest support of a structure
  1. it was built on a base of solid rock
  2. he stood at the foot of the tower
  Synonym:foundationbasefundamentfootsubstructureunderstructure
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  1. the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
  Synonym:basisbasefoundationfundamentcornerstone

双语例句

• This provides the groundwork for the rational design of cancer vaccines for clinical trials.
  这一发现为临床肿瘤疫苗试验的合理设计提供了依据。
• Discussing both your situation and their specific needs sets the groundwork to discuss priorities.
  和他们一起讨论你的现状和他们的特殊要求，你会对如何区分优先级有一个大致的概念。
• It is the groundwork of reading and writing.
  这是阅读和写作的基础。
• But all the groundwork has been done by the wife.
  但所有基础工作都已经由妻子做好了。
• This flurry of evolutionary activity laid the groundwork for the emergence of great apes and humans.
  这段演化骚动期为大猿与人类的演化奠定了基础。
• It laid the groundwork for a response to its economic crisis.
  但它为解决该国经济危机打下了基础。
• These beginning steps lay the groundwork for keyword-driven testing, which positions the team for sustainable automation.
  这些开始步骤为关键字驱动测试设置了基础，这安置了进行可支持的自动化的团队。
• Structural design consultation on industrial& civil building project, design consultation on groundwork and foundation project.
  工程监理咨询事务所工业与民用建筑工程结构设计咨询、地基与基础工程设计咨询。
• Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead
  昨天的会议是为以后的工作做准备。
• It is my hope this lays the groundwork for future template creation endeavors.
  我希望通过本文可以为将来的模板创建工作打下基础。