单词 | bottoms |
释义 | bottom1 of 3noun bot·tom ˈbä-təm 1 a : the underside of something at the bottom of the box a cut on the bottom of her foot The vase is signed on the bottom. b : a surface (such as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it —used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market c : buttocks, rump a baby with a rash on his bottom 2 : the surface on which a body of water lies sank to the bottom of the ocean 3 nautical a : the part of a ship's hull lying below the water b : boat, ship cargo … carried by foreign bottoms Virginia A. Oakes 4 a : the lowest part or place the bottom of the page stood at the bottom of the stairs b : the remotest or inmost point sail to the bottom of the bay c : the lowest or last place in rank or position The CEO started at the bottom and worked her way up. graduated at the bottom of the class the bottom of the pay scale d clothing : the part of a garment worn on the lower part of the body white tops and navy blue bottoms a bikini bottom especially : the pants of pajamas —usually used in plural e baseball : the last half of an inning the bottom of the ninth f music : the bass or baritone instruments of a band 5 geography : bottomland —usually used in plural the Mississippi river bottoms 6 : basis, source trying to get to the bottom of these rumors 7 : capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain a breed of dogs outstanding for bottom 8 textiles : a foundation color applied to fibers before dyeing 9 physics : a fundamental quark that accounts for the existence and lifetime of upsilon particles and has an electric charge of −¹/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 5 GeV also : the flavor (see flavor entry 1 sense 4b) characterizing this particle bottomed ˈbä-təmd adjective bottom 2 of 3verb bottomed; bottoming; bottoms transitive verb 1 : to furnish (something, such as a chair) with a bottom 2 : to provide a foundation for men who wanted to bottom the dreams of the Romantics Bonamy Dobrée 3 : to bring to the bottom bottomed the submarine on the ocean floor 4 : to find the basis or source of (something, such as a rumor) : to get to the bottom (see bottom entry 1 sense 6) of The mystery hasn't been bottomed. intransitive verb 1 : to become based or grounded find on what foundation any proposition bottoms John Locke 2 : to reach the bottom bottoming on the sea floor 3 : to reach a point where a decline is halted or reversed —usually used with out The team bottomed out in last place. bottomer noun bottom 3 of 3adjective1 : of, relating to, or situated at the bottom (see bottom entry 1) bottom rock 2 : frequenting the lowest part or place : frequenting the bottom bottom fish bottoms noun1 as in undersides the side or part facing downward from something that side of the shelf is supposed to be the bottom, so turn it over before you assemble the bookcase Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in floors the surface upon which a body of water lies my missing fishing pole is probably lying on the bottom of the lake Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in feet the lowest part, place, or point sliding all the way to the bottom of the snow-covered slope Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in cheeks the part of the body upon which someone sits the baby fell backwards onto her bottom Synonyms & Similar Words
5 as in boats a small buoyant structure for travel on water the cargo will be carried by a local bottom Synonyms & Similar Words
6 as in depths the lowest point or level when profits hit bottom the company was forced to declare bankruptcy Synonyms & Similar Words
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7 as in foundations an immaterial thing upon which something else rests the bottom of his thesis is the assumption that people are fundamentally good Synonyms & Similar Words
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