| 单词 | bedrock |
| 释义 | bedrock (bedrɒk ) 1. singular noun The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based. Mutual trust is the bedrock of a relationship. ...the bedrock principles of British democratic socialism. Synonyms: first principle, rule, basis, basics 2. uncountable noun Bedrock is the solid rock in the ground which supports all the soil above it. It took five years to drill down to bedrock. Synonyms: bottom, bed, foundation, underpinning Collocations: bedrock of society It is the bedrock of society, civilisation and sane religion. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We are the bedrock of society, the role models from which the next generation learn right from wrong. The Sun (2009) Since most couples agree family life is the bedrock of society, why don't we bribe people to marry? The Sun (2008) If we get that right, this new initiative will really form the bedrock of early intervention. The Sun (2012) For most of us, personal relationships form the bedrock of happiness. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005) For centuries, classical anatomy had formed the bedrock of culture. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A beautiful show looking at the brilliance and diversity of the Ancient Greek art that formed the bedrock of our civilisation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A breathtakingly beautiful show that looks at the brilliance, wonder and diversity of the ancient Greek art that formed the bedrock of our civilisation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) For the ground-source heating, drilling took place 'ten hours a day, for weeks, leaving mud everywhere', as holes were bored deeper than 100 metres into the limestone bedrock. Times, Sunday Times The magazine was constructed on scree breccia, with underlying limestone bedrock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It occurs in an oxidized vein in limestone bedrock with galena, ashoverite, wlfingite, anglesite, cerussite, hydrocerussite, litharge, fluorite, palygorskite and calcite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fast moving streams and rivers cutting into the limestone bedrock and in places creating caverns and sinkholes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their winter dens are subterranean caverns formed by the area's water-worn limestone bedrock. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 基础 Japanese: 基本原則 |
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