| 单词 | basket |
| 释义 | basket (bɑːskɪt , bæs- ) Word forms: baskets 1. countable noun B1 A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made from thin strips of materials such as straw, plastic, or wire woven together. ...big wicker picnic baskets filled with sandwiches. ...a laundry basket. Synonyms: wickerwork box, box, pannier, punnet A basket of things is a number of things contained in a basket. ...a small basket of fruit and snacks. [+ of] 2. countable noun [usually singular] In economics, a basket of currencies or goods is the average or total value of a number of different currencies or goods. [business] The pound's value against a basket of currencies hit a new low of 76.9. [+ of] ...an inflation measure that gauges the price of a fixed basket of goods and services. 3. countable noun In basketball, the basket is a net hanging from a ring through which players try to throw the ball in order to score points. A basket is also the point scored when the ball is thrown through the ring. 4. See also bread basket, hanging basket, wastepaper basket 5. to put all your eggs in one basket phrase If someone puts all their eggs in one basket, they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing so that, if it fails, they have no alternatives left. The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket. Idioms: put all your eggs in one basket to put all your efforts or resources into one course of action with the result that you will have no alternatives left if this fails Don't put your eggs in one basket; study hard at school and always keep an alternative job in mind. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a basket case a country or organization whose economy or finances are in a very bad state The popular image about Latin America a few years ago was that it was a basket case. [informal] a crazy or mentally ill person You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this, but we used to play with toys when we were about twenty. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: basket of currencies On money markets the pound reached a six-week high against a basket of currencies as expectations rose of an earlier-than-expected rate rise. Times, Sunday Times Several plans were considered, including setting prices against a basket of currencies, or using the euro instead of the dollar. Times, Sunday Times Sterling's slide continued as it hit a 12-year low against a basket of currencies as traders fed on fears of an imminent recession. Times, Sunday Times The dollar was down 0.4 per cent against a basket of currencies. Times, Sunday Times It dropped to its lowest level in 2½ months against a basket of currencies. The Sun Alternatively, she might have been a farmer or a cheese maker, a mercer or a haberdasher, a basket weaver or a lace maker or a stocking knitter. Times, Sunday Times She sent him photographs of herself and employed a basket weaver to go to his rooms and teach him the craft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led to employment as a cotton picker, bricklayer, and basket weaver: by 1966 he was working as a farm manager. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Born in 1926, he lived in a community of labourers and fishermen, basket weavers and minor officials, who later became characters in much of his fiction. Times, Sunday Times People and artists who weave baskets are called basket makers and basket weavers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The study found that the cost of a typical food basket has risen by 140% since 2002. Times, Sunday Times They are obliged to either barter or sell items from the food basket in order to meet their other essential needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The community has for long been a food basket for the sub-county as it produces over 95% of foods consumed by the households. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For example, a few more rural cities serve as the food basket and produce most of the region's locally produced food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All ariki (high chiefs) also had a strong personal tapu which prevented any common person eating out of the same food basket or using anything belonging to the chief. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then a gift basket from which the best goodies had been removed, leaving just olives and sardines. Times,Sunday Times That's before they are tasked with creating a suspended hanging basket and a gift basket with a twist. The Sun And finally, they have to present the judges with three jars of preserve in a gift basket — along with one extra something-or-other of their own choosing. Times, Sunday Times Pick up these extras in the sales and keep them in a gift basket or cupboard for when you need them. The Sun These countries are being given the opportunity to offer a gift basket, an extra initiative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She wore hideous florals and carried an absurd straw basket. Times, Sunday Times By now the goat meat was being cut up and thrown into a straw basket to be shared between the villagers. Times, Sunday Times Hot with gamine bobs, and hot carrying straw baskets of peaches. Times, Sunday Times Stripy tops, straw baskets, salty nibbles, tomatoes, rosé: it's all seductive stuff. Times, Sunday Times The two-inch-thick floor, in an otherwise traditional wicker basket, gives a view of the ground beneath the occupants' feet. Times, Sunday Times A wicker basket containing their teddies was thrown yards from the twisted debris. The Sun I was enthusiastic when our acquisition of bantams was mooted, picturing myself in gingham, collecting fresh eggs in a wicker basket. Times,Sunday Times Brollies and briefcases were no match on those occasions for that famous wicker basket. Times, Sunday Times It has a wicker basket on the front, a jet engine at the back and a theoretical top speed of 70mph. Times, Sunday Times I did buy one extra - a wire basket for the front at 13.32. Times, Sunday Times Choose your container: it doesn't have to be a wire basket. Times, Sunday Times For large quantities, make a large wire mesh or chicken wire basket to pile them into. Times, Sunday Times When the water comes to a boil, the potatoes, kept in a wire basket, are lowered in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These trikes include a cargo area consisting of a steel tube carrier, an open or enclosed box, a flat platform, or a large, heavy-duty wire basket. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 篮子 Japanese: かご |
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