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  • Conjugation : pl  bases
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

basis ['beɪsɪs]
  1. 1. noun [c] (starting point) 基础
  2. 2. noun (foundation) 根据
    on a voluntary basis
    基于自愿
    on a regular basis
    定期
    on the basis of what you've said
    根据你所说的话

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

basis [ˈbeɪsɪs]
  1. 1. n.[c] 基础根基缘由
    Some basketball courts charge you on per game basis for playing.
    有些篮球场根据每场比赛收费
    He worked on an interim basis.
    只是临时工
  2. 2. n.[c] 基本原理基本原则
    They made their decisions on the basis that God was telling them what to do.
    他们决定依据上帝告诉他们怎么做。
    The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture.
    整个论据都是凭空猜测的。
  3. 3. n.[c] 主要成分必要部分要素
    In caves, the basis of the food chain is organic matter from the surface.
    洞穴中,食物链基础表层有机物
    The basis of this drink is orange juice.
    这种饮料主要成分橘子汁

Collins English-English Dictionary

basis ['beɪsɪs]
  1. 1. n something that underlies, supports, or is essential to something else, esp an abstract idea
  2. 2. n a principle on which something depends or from which something has issued
  3. 3. n [maths] (of a vector space) a maximal set of linearly independent vectors, in terms of which all the elements of the space are uniquely expressible, and the number of which is the dimension of the space
    the vectors x, y and z form a basis of the 3-dimensional space all members of which can be written as ax + by + cz
  4. 4. n [Etymology] C14: via Latin from Greek: step, from bainein to step, go

Examples

The call loan rate can change on a daily basis, and the loan can also be canceled with 24 hours notice.
通知贷款率每天都会浮动,也可以在24小时内取消贷款。
on a voluntary basis
基于自愿
on the basis of what you've said
根据你所说的话
on a day-to-day basis
一天天地
to lay the foundations/basis for sth
为某事奠定基础
to be paid on a percentage basis
按百分比支付
on a rota basis
轮流当值

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