Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4357
basin
盆；水盆；碗状容器
A bowl-shaped container used for washing or for holding food or liquids.
- 1.
A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
- 2.
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
碗状容器；通常用于盛放食物或液体
- 3.
A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
- 4.
the quantity that a basin will hold
一个盆能容纳的量
- 5.
An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
- 6.
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
地表的自然凹陷,通常底部有湖泊
- 7.
A shallow depression in a rock formation, such as an area of down-folded rock that has accumulated a thick layer of sediments, or an area scooped out by water erosion.
- 8.
An enclosed or sheltered area of water where boats are moored, often equipped with piers, wharves, or docks.
盆地；洼地；凹陷；流域；一盆（的量）；港池；船坞；停船水域；碗状容器；通常用于盛放食物或液体
In use
She washed the vegetables in a large basin of water.
The Amazon basin is famous for its biodiversity.
After the flood, the entire basin was covered in mud.
she mixed the dough in a large basin
the basin of the Great Salt Lake
a basin of sth
She filled a basin of water.
她装满了一盆水。
in a/the basin
Wash your hands in the basin.
在盆里洗手。
Connections
Collocations
- a basin of water
- 一盆水
- She poured a basin of water to wash the vegetables.她倒了一盆水来洗菜。
- wash basin
- 洗脸盆
- He rinsed his face in the wash basin.他在洗脸盆里洗了脸。
- river basin
- 河流域
- The Amazon river basin covers a huge area.亚马孙河流域覆盖了巨大的面积。
- drainage basin
- 流域
- This river's drainage basin extends over three countries.这条河的流域跨越三个国家。
- fountain basin
- 喷泉池
- The basin of the fountain was decorated with mosaic tiles.喷泉池上装饰着马赛克瓷砖。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
盆地的 '盆' 与 basin 的 'ba' 发音相似，想象一个装满水的盆地。
Context & Register
basin 作“盆、碗”解时，通常用于厨房或浴室等家居场景，属于中性日常用语。与 bowl 相比，basin 常指较浅且口径较大的容器。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme exactly with 'basin' (/ˈbeɪsən/). Words like 'raisin' (/ˈreɪzən/) and 'bison' (/ˈbaɪsən/) share similar endings but differ in consonant voicing or vowel. 'Cousin', 'poison', 'piston', and 'glisten' have different stressed vowels. Pay attention to the spelling patterns '-sin' and '-son' but note the pronunciation differences.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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