| 单词 | baseline |
| 释义 | baseline (once / 6520 pages) n A baseline is an imaginary starting point or basis of comparison for something. To test how a class's performance improves over time, a researcher might begin with a baseline showing their current scores and grades. You're most likely to encounter baseline in technical or work-related writing, since it's mainly used to talk about comparing data. In land surveying, the baseline runs east and west, and all measurements and surveys are based on that main line. There's also a baseline in sports, marking certain boundaries on the field or court, including the route a baseball player takes rounding the bases toward home plate. WORD FAMILYbaseline: baselines USAGE EXAMPLESHe veered to the baseline while Porter ran to the rim, and what happened next sent fans to their feet. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Now for me to attract people that want to be pages, I’m competing against as a baseline $10 an hour. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) That should be the baseline for every taxpayer-backed social program. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared the established a baseline for the budget Hyper criterion, measure, standard, touchstone a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated 2n the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line Syn|Hyper service line line in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area 3n the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases Hyper line in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area |
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