foundation
noun uk/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/ us/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
(BEGIN)
C1 [ U ]创建;建立
an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established
the foundation of a new state 新州的建立
C1 [ C ]基金会
an organization that has been created in order to provide money for a particular group of people in need of help or for a particular type of study
the British Heart Foundation 英国心脏健康基金会
the Environmental Research Foundation 环境研究基金会
[ U ] UK（幼儿学校）小班
the first year of infant school, previously known as reception
a foundation class/teacher 幼儿学校小班课堂／教师
Her youngest child starts (in) foundation in September. 她最小的孩子9月份上幼儿学校小班。
- More examples
- I stand corrected - the date of foundation was 1411, and not 1412 as I had written.
- The foundation of the company marks an exciting time in information technology.
- He applied for a grant from the Rowntree Foundation.
- The ceremony will mark the anniversary of the foundation of the hospital.
- The foundation was promised a 7% increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion.
(BUILDING)
foundations[ plural ] 地基；房基
the structures below the surface of the ground that support a building
The foundations will have to be reinforced to prevent the house from sinking further into the ground. 地基必须进行加固以防房屋继续下陷。
(UNTRUE)
be without foundation[ U ] (also have no foundation)C2 无根据
to be untrue
These allegations are completely without foundation. 这些指控完全没有根据。
(MAKE-UP)
[ U ]（化妆打底用的）粉底霜
a type of make-up that is spread over the skin of the face, usually before other make-up is put on, giving it a better and more even colour and hiding unwanted marks
Idioms
lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom C2 打下…的基础;为…打下基础
to produce the basic ideas or structures from which something much larger develops
The two leaders have laid the foundations of a new era in cooperation between their countries. 两位领导人为两国合作的新纪元打下了基础。
He helped to lay the foundations of English drama. 他在奠定英国戏剧的基础方面做出了贡献。
shake/rock something to its foundationsidiom 从根本上动摇（某一组织或信仰）
to seriously damage, upset, or change an organization or someone's beliefs
The scandal has shaken the Democratic Party to its foundations. 那件丑闻从根本上动摇了民主党。