groundwork

ground·work

G0286000 (ground′wûrk′)n. A foundation; a basis. See Synonyms at base¹.

groundwork

(ˈɡraʊndˌwɜːk) n1. preliminary work as a foundation or basis2. (Art Terms) the ground or background of a painting, etc

ground•work

(ˈgraʊndˌwɜrk)

n. foundation or basis: to lay the groundwork for an international conference. [1540–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	groundwork - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"cornerstone, fundament, basis, foundation, baseexplanation - thought that makes something comprehensiblemeat and potatoes - the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration"supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
	2.	groundwork - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"understructure, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, footbed - a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"raft foundation - a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concretestructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"
	3.	groundwork - preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"preparation, readying - the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"

groundwork

noun preliminaries, basis, foundation, base, footing, preparation, fundamentals, cornerstone, underpinnings, spadework These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.

groundwork

noun1. The lowest or supporting part or structure:base, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, seat, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural).2. That on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests:base, basis, footing, foundation, fundament, ground (often used in plural), underpinning (often used in plural).

Translations

基础

ground²

(graund) noun1. the solid surface of the Earth. lying on the ground; high ground. 地面 地面2. a piece of land used for some purpose. a football ground. 場、場地(如:足球場) ...场、场地（如:足球场） verb1. to base. His argument is grounded on a series of wrong assumptions. 基於 基于2. to (cause a ship to) hit the seabed or shore and remain stuck. (使)擱淺 使搁浅3. to prevent (an aeroplane, pilot) from flying. All planes have been grounded because of the fog. 使停飛 使停飞ˈgrounding noun the teaching of the basic facts of a subject. a good grounding in mathematics. 基礎訓練 基础训练ˈgroundless adjective without reason. Your fears are groundless. 沒有理由的，毫無根據的 无理由的，无根据的 grounds noun plural1. the garden or land round a large house etc. the castle grounds. 庭園，空地 庭园，场地 2. good reasons. Have you any grounds for calling him a liar? 合理的理由 理由3. the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk. coffee grounds. 殘渣 渣滓ground floor the rooms of a building which are at street level. My office is on the ground floor; (also adjective) a ground-floor flat. (建築物的)底層 （建築物的）底层 groundnutpeanutˈgroundwork noun work done in preparation for beginning a project etc. 基礎工作 基础break new ground to deal with a subject for the first time. 開創新局面 开辟新天地cover ground to deal with a certain amount of work etc. We've covered a lot of ground at this morning's meeting. 處理一定量的工作 完成一定量的工作get (something) off the ground to get (a project etc) started. 讓(專案等)開始 开始或从事某工作，使开始 hold one's ground to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked. Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground. 堅守陣地 坚守阵地lose ground to (be forced to) move back or retreat. The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground. (被迫)撤退 败退，失利，退却