单词	bedrock
释义	bedrockbed‧rock /ˈbedrɒk $ -rɑːk/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Facts are the bedrock of any trial. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All of the land swept by the floods was stripped absolutely to bedrock. In fact, some of the footings had rested on soil, not bedrock. Some bedrock mineralisation has been found. The interface between weathered material and unweathered bedrock is known as the weathering front. They form the bedrock of our economic planet. Thesaurus THESAURUS► basis the facts, ideas, things etc from which something can be developed: · His work will be used as a basis for future research. ► foundation the thing on which something is based, especially something important that continues for a long time: · Their ideas were the foundation for the political system that exists in the UK today.· How can we provide a solid foundation for world peace? ► bedrock the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful: · Honesty is the bedrock of any healthy relationship.· Labour’s traditional bedrock of support is among the working classes. ► cornerstone the most important thing that something depends on in order to be successful, especially in business and politics: · Confidence is the cornerstone of our business.· NATO remains a cornerstone of defence policy for Europe. WORD SETS► Geology agglomerate, nounalabaster, nounanthracite, nounasbestos, nounatoll, nounbasalt, nounbasin, nounbauxite, nounbed, nounbedrock, nounberyl, nounbluff, nouncanyon, nouncape, nouncarboniferous, adjectivechalk, nounchalky, adjectivechasm, nounclay, nouncliff, nouncoal, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nounconglomerate, nouncontinental drift, nouncontinental shelf, nouncore, nouncove, nouncrag, nouncrater, nouncreek, nounCretaceous, adjectivecrevasse, nouncrust, nouncrystal, nouncrystalline, adjectivecrystallize, verbdelta, noundeposit, noundeposition, noundune, noundust bowl, nounearthquake, nounelevation, nounemery, nounepicentre, nounepoch, nounera, nounerode, verberosion, nounerupt, verbescarpment, nounestuary, nounextinct, adjectivefault, nounfeeder, nounfeldspar, nounfiord, nounfjord, nounflint, nounflood plain, nounfluvial, adjectivefold, nounfool's gold, nounfossil, nounfossilize, verbfriable, adjectivegeology, noungeyser, nounglaciation, nounglacier, nounGondwanaland, granite, noungrassland, noungroundwater, noungulf, noungully, nounheadland, nounhinterland, nounhot spring, nounigneous, adjectiveimpervious, adjectiveinactive, adjectiveinlet, nounisthmus, nounjasper, nounjet, nounkaolin, nounknoll, nounlagoon, nounlake, nounlandlocked, adjectivelandslide, nounlandslip, nounlava, nounleach, verblevee, nounlime, nounlimestone, nounloam, nounlowlands, nounmagma, nounmarble, nounmarsh, nounmarshland, nounmatrix, nounmetamorphic, adjectivemica, nounmineral, nounmineralogy, nounmining, nounmoraine, nounmorass, nounmountain, nounmountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmudslide, nounnugget, nounoasis, nounoilfield, nounore, nounoutcrop, nounpalaeontology, nounPalaeozoic, adjectivePangaea, peninsula, nounpermafrost, nounpetroleum, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplate, nounplate tectonics, nounporous, adjectivepothole, nounprairie, nounprecipice, nounpromontory, nounpumice, nounpyrites, nounquartz, nounravine, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrift valley, nounriver, nounrock, nounrock salt, nounsand, nounsand bar, nounsandstone, nounsapphire, nounscarp, nounschist, nounscree, nounseam, nounsediment, nounsedimentary, adjectivesedimentation, nounseismic, adjectiveseismograph, nounseismology, nounsettlement, nounshale, nounshelf, nounshingle, nounsilica, nounsilicate, nounsilt, nounslate, nounstalactite, nounstalagmite, nounstone, nounstrait, nounstrata, stratified, adjectivestratum, nounsubsoil, nounsubstratum, nounsummit, nounterrain, nounthermal, adjectivetopaz, nountopsoil, nountor, nountremor, nountributary, nountrilobite, nountsunami, nountundra, nounturquoise, nounvalley, nounvein, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwater table, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► form · They formed the bedrock of the college's Black Student Society, which regularly invited guest speakers and performers.· They form the bedrock of our economic planet.· Tales of disappointment form the bedrock of Sage's story.· The issue is that these misperceptions form the bedrock of development decisionmaking.· They form the bedrock of the Association's existence. 1[singular] the basic ideas, features, or facts on which something is based:  Marriage and children are the bedrock of family life.► see thesaurus at basis2[uncountable] solid rock in the ground below soil or sand
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