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

• But before we can get to that, we need to lay some groundwork.
  但在此之前，我们可以让这一目标，我们需要打下一些基础工作。
• Member States agreed the framework lays the groundwork for better preparedness and better access to tools and knowledge.
  会员国商定的这一框架为加强防范以及更好地获取工具和知识奠定了基础。
• These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.
  这些课程介绍的是统计学理论的基础。
• This groundwork has led other researchers to delve into new areas of study in American Sign Language.
  这些基础工作使得后继研究者能够在新的领域里对美国手语进行更深层次的研究。
• 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。
• This good start has laid the groundwork for the further growth of China-U.S.relations.
  这一良好开局为新时期中美关系的发展奠定了基础。
• Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations
  在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。
• 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。
• This, they feel, may lay the groundwork for financial independence and secession.
  他们觉得，如此可以打下财政独立与成功的基础。
• We have covered the basic groundwork, and this is enough to start writing a new provider.
  我们已经涉及到了基础工作，这已足够开始创建一个新Provider了。