单词 | bottom line |
释义 | bottom /botˈəm/noun
ORIGIN: OE botm; Ger Boden; cognate with L fundus bottom, Gaelic bonn the sole bottˈomed adjective bottˈomless adjective
bottˈommost /-mōst or -məst/ adjective Nearest the bottom bottˈomness noun A property that characterizes quarks and hadrons, conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions between particles (also beauty) bottˈomry noun (law) The practice of obtaining a loan (to finance a sea voyage) using the ship as security bottom dead centre see outer dead centre under outer bottom drawer noun
bottom end noun The big end in a vertical internal combustion engine bottom feeder noun
bottom fisher noun (stock exchange slang) An investor who seeks to buy shares in badly performing companies in the hope that they will increase in value bottˈom-glade noun (Milton) A glade or open space in a bottom or valley bottˈom-grass noun (Shakespeare) Grass growing on low ground bottˈom-heavˈy adjective Having the lower part too heavy or large in proportion to the upper bottˈom-hole assembly noun (mining) The drilling string attached to the bottom of the drilling pipe, comprising the drill bit and collars to maintain direction bottom house noun (W Indies) The open area below a house that rests on pillars, sometimes enclosed and occupied bottˈom-land noun (US) Alluvial deposits bottomless pit noun
bottom line noun
bottˈom-sawyer noun The sawyer who works at the bottom of the saw-pit bottˈom-up adjective (of eg business strategy, computer programming, etc) based on the requirements or desires of the users rather than on a centralized decision taken by the business managers or computer programmers at bottom Fundamentally at the bottom of The real origin or cause of bet one's bottom dollar on (informal) To bet all one has on, be absolutely certain about bottom out (US base out) Of prices, etc, to reach and settle at the lowest level, esp just before a rise bottoms up An interjection used when drinking a toast from the bottom of one's heart With heartfelt sincerity get to the bottom of To discover the explanation of stand on one's own bottom (obsolete) To be independent the bottom has fallen out of the market There has been a sudden reduction in the market demand (for something) touch or hit bottom To reach the lowest point |
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