Word · Frequency #18422
Fully loadedgroundworks
基础；准备工作
groundworks is the plural of groundwork.
preliminary work or preparation that forms the basis for something else
- 1.
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
基础；支持或允许其余部分存在的基本部分
基础；支持或允许其余部分存在的基本部分；地基；基础；根据
In use
The first meeting laid the groundwork for our new project.
She spent months doing the groundwork before launching her business.
Good research is the groundwork for a strong essay.
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。
be the groundwork of sth
These studies are the groundwork of the new theory.
这些研究是新理论的基础。
provide the groundwork for sth
Connections
Collocations
- lay the groundwork
- 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。
- do the groundwork
- 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。
- provide the groundwork
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- lay the groundwork
- 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。
- do the groundwork
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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