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

• Let's set the groundwork with a couple of problems I have run into as a systems administrator.
  首先描述我作为系统管理员遇到的两个问题。
• 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。
• These beginning steps lay the groundwork for keyword-driven testing, which positions the team for sustainable automation.
  这些开始步骤为关键字驱动测试设置了基础，这安置了进行可支持的自动化的团队。
• The project is intended to lay the groundwork for future research.
  这项工程旨在为将来的研究奠定基础。
• It laid the groundwork for a response to its economic crisis.
  但它为解决该国经济危机打下了基础。
• We have covered the basic groundwork, and this is enough to start writing a new provider.
  我们已经涉及到了基础工作，这已足够开始创建一个新Provider了。
• It is my hope this lays the groundwork for future template creation endeavors.
  我希望通过本文可以为将来的模板创建工作打下基础。
• We stress the importance of both methods as necessary groundwork for the application of justice.
  我们强调这两种方法都很重要，是公正法分析的必备基石。
• They had laid the groundwork for future development.
  他们为此后的发展奠定了基础。
• Most important, the groundwork is being laid in systematic fashion.
  最为重要的是，采取系统化的方法打下了基础。