单词 | basket |
释义 | Word Frequency basket(ˈbɑːskɪt) noun 1. a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles 2. Also called: basketful the amount a basket will hold 3. something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon 4. basketball a. an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points b. a point or points scored in this way 5. a group or collection of similar or related things a basket of currencies 6. informal a euphemism for bastard (sense 1), bastard (sense 2) 7. the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website add these items to your basket Word origin C13: probably from Old Northern French baskot (unattested), from Latin bascauda basketwork holder, of Celtic origin |
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