Word · Frequency #1555
bottom
底部;最下部
the lowest part of something, or its lower surface
- 1.
The lowest part of anything.
任何事物的最低部分
- 2.
the lower side of anything
底部
- 3.
The remotest or innermost part of something.
某物的最远或最深处
- 4.
the lowest part of anything
最下部
- 5.
The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
基本部分;基本方面
- 6.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
臀部
- 7.
The bed of a body of water.
水体的底部
- 8.
An abyss.
深渊
- 9.
A cargo vessel, a ship.
货船,船只
- 10.
Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
船的某些部分,特别是货舱或总是浸在水下的部分
- 11.
A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
一团或一束线;茧
臀部;屁股;水底;河床;最深处;尽头;根源;基础;船底;货舱
In use
The keys fell to the bottom of the bag.
She slipped on the ice and landed on her bottom.
The shipwreck lies at the bottom of the sea.
they started at the bottom of the hill
at the bottom of sth
表示位置在物体最下方。
The keys are at the bottom of my bag.
钥匙在我包底部。
from the bottom
常指从最低级别或起点开始。
She worked her way up from the bottom.
她从最底层一步步升上来。
the bottom of sth
表示某物的底部或最低部分。
Connections
Collocations
- at the bottom
- 在底部
- The keys are at the bottom of my bag.钥匙在我的包底部。
- bottom line
- 底线;最重要的事
- The bottom line is that we need to increase sales.最重要的事情是我们需要增加销售额。
- from the bottom of one's heart
- 发自内心
- I thank you from the bottom of my heart.我发自内心地感谢你。
- hit bottom
- 触底
- The stock market hit bottom last year.股市去年触底了。
- bottom of the barrel
- 最底层(指质量差或剩余)
- That candidate is truly the bottom of the barrel.那个候选人真的是最差的。
- touch bottom
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把bottom联想成屁股坐在底部,因为屁股(butt)是身体的最底部。
Context & Register
作为名词,bottom 多用于描述物理位置(底部)、人体部位(臀部)或水域底部(水底)。'底部'用法较为中性,适用于正式和非正式场合;'臀部'在口语中常见,但正式场合可能被认为不雅;'水底'多用于地理或户外语境。建议根据实际情景选择。
Grammar Note
常与定冠词 the 连用,表示最底部
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'cotton', 'button', 'mutton' share the '-tton' spelling but have different vowel sounds and end with /-tən/ not /-təm/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4,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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