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lay the groundwork for sth
They laid the groundwork for future negotiations.
他们为未来的谈判奠定了基础。
基础；准备工作
groundworks — plural of groundwork
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
基础；准备工作
preliminary work or preparation that forms the basis for something else
They laid the groundwork for future negotiations.
他们为未来的谈判奠定了基础。
基础；支持或允许其余部分存在的基本部分
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
The first meeting laid the groundwork for our new project.
第一次会议为我们的新项目奠定了基础。
She spent months doing the groundwork before launching her business.
她在创业前花了几个月做基础准备工作。
Good research is the groundwork for a strong essay.
充分的研究是写好文章的基础。
They laid the groundwork for future negotiations.
他们为未来的谈判奠定了基础。
These studies are the groundwork of the new theory.
这些研究是新理论的基础。
The initial report provided the groundwork for further research.
初步报告为进一步研究提供了基础。
Not this
We need to do the groundwork for the project.
Use this
We need to lay the groundwork for the project.
动词搭配错误："do" 不能与 "groundwork" 搭配表示“打基础”；正确的动词是 "lay"。
Not this
The researchers did many groundworks before the experiment.
Use this
The researchers did a lot of groundwork before the experiment.
可数性错误："groundwork" 在此语境中不可数，不能用 "many" 修饰，应用 "a lot of"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打基础
The training lays the groundwork for a successful career.
这些培训为成功的职业生涯打下基础。
做基础工作
We still need to do the groundwork before starting the project.
在开始项目之前，我们还需要做基础工作。
提供基础
The research provides the groundwork for future studies.
这项研究为未来的研究提供了基础。
打下基础；为后续发展做准备
The first two chapters lay the groundwork for the central argument.
前两章为核心论点打下了基础。
做基础工作；完成准备工作
Before we launch the project, someone has to do the groundwork.
在我们启动项目之前，必须有人先做好基础工作。
基础已经打好了
Once the groundwork has been laid, the rest of the process moves quickly.
一旦基础打好，接下来的过程就会进行得很快。
一切幸福的基础是健康。
Volunteering early in her career laid the groundwork for her later work in social justice.
她职业生涯初期的志愿工作为她后来从事社会正义工作奠定了基础。
Use groundworks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘地面工作’：盖楼前先做地面工作，就是打基础——groundwork 意为‘基础、准备工作’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：project planning、academic writing、business discussions groundwork 通常用于正式或半正式场合，多指为后续工作或发展所打下的基础，日常口语中较少使用。
这些词中没有与 groundwork /ˈɡraʊndwəːk/ 完全押韵的词：其重音在第一个音节 ground /ɡraʊnd/，之后还有轻读的 /wəːk/。around、playground、background 都有与 ground 相同的 /aʊnd/ 音，但并不带出 /wəːk/；homework、housework、network 拼写以 -work 结尾，/wəːk/ 的读音相同，但重音在首音节，不是整词押韵。注意别按拼写误判。
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