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

• Structural design consultation on industrial& civil building project, design consultation on groundwork and foundation project.
  工程监理咨询事务所工业与民用建筑工程结构设计咨询、地基与基础工程设计咨询。
• But all the groundwork has been done by the wife.
  但所有基础工作都已经由妻子做好了。
• The soil magnetism data is the groundwork of biomagnetism application in agriculture.
  摘要土壤磁性数据将是生物磁学农业应用的基础。
• Extending democracy at the grassroots level is the groundwork for developing socialist democracy.
  扩大基层民主，是发展社会主义民主的基础性工作。
• 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。
• They had laid the groundwork for future development.
  他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。
• These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.
  这些课程介绍的是统计学理论的基础。
• 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。
• GCARD will lay the groundwork for this consensus.
  GCARD将为这种共识打下基础。
• 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。