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单词 bottom
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bot·tom

noun
 
/ˈbɒtəm/
/ˈbɑːtəm/
Idioms

    lowest part

  1.  
     [countable, usually singular] the lowest part of something底部；最下部
    • the bottom of the screen/stairs/hill屏幕底部；楼梯底部；山脚
    • at the bottom of something Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.脚注附于每页的下端。
    • at the bottom The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile).我想要的书就压在（那堆书的）最下面。
    • The wind blew through gaps at the top and bottom of the door.风从门顶部和底部的缝隙吹进来了。
    • farmers who lived in the valley bottoms 住在谷底的农民
    opposite top
    Synonyms bottombottombase ▪ foundation ▪ footThese are all words for the lowest part of something.bottom [usually sing.] the lowest part of something:
    • Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.脚注附于每页的下端。
    • I waited for them at the bottom of the hill.我在山脚下等他们。
    base [usually sing.] the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands:
    • The lamp has a heavy base.这盏灯的底座很沉。
    foundation [usually pl.] a layer of stone, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building:
    • to lay the foundations of the new school给新校舍打地基
    foot [sing.] the lowest part of something:
    • At the foot of the stairs she turned to face him.她在楼梯底转过身来面对着他。
     bottom or foot?Foot is used to talk about a limited number of things: it is used most often with tree, hill/​mountain, steps/​stairs and page. Bottom can be used to talk about a much wider range of things, including those mentioned above for foot. Foot is generally used in more literary contexts.Patterns
    • at/​near/​towards the bottom/​base/​foot of something
    • on the bottom/​base of something
    • (a) firm/​solid/​strong base/​foundation(s)
    Extra Examples
    • He reached the bottom of the steps in no time.他很快下到了楼梯底部。
    • We rode along the bottom of the valley.我们开车沿着山谷底部前行。
    • We walked to the bottom of the hill.我们步行到了山脚下。
    • She was waiting near the bottom of the stairs.她在楼梯底部附近等着。
    • There are subtitles along the bottom of the screen.屏幕底部有字幕。
    • It took them six hours to reach the bottom of the mountain.他们花了六个小时才到达山底。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • false
    verb + bottom
    • arrive at
    • fall to
    • get to
    • …
    bottom + noun
    • end
    • half
    preposition
    • along the bottom
    • at the bottom
    • from the bottom
    • …
  2.  
     [countable, usually singular] the part of something that faces downwards and is not usually seen（朝下的）底，底面
    • The bottom of the pan was all sticky.锅底全是粘糊糊的。
    • on the bottom of something The ingredients are listed on the bottom of the box成分列于盒子底部
    Extra Examples
    • The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate.制造商的名称位于板的底部。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • false
    verb + bottom
    • arrive at
    • fall to
    • get to
    • …
    bottom + noun
    • end
    • half
    preposition
    • along the bottom
    • at the bottom
    • from the bottom
    • …
    3.

    of container

  3.  
     [countable, usually singular] the lowest surface on the inside of a container（容器内的）底
    • Line the bottom of the cage with newspaper.给笼子底部垫上报纸。
    • at the bottom of something I found some coins at the bottom of my bag.我在我的手提包底找到了几枚硬币。
    Extra Examples
    • a case with a false bottom有活底的箱子
    • strange sounds from the bottom of the well井底传来的奇怪声音
    • Allow the tea leaves to settle to the bottom of the cup.让茶叶沉淀到杯底。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • false
    verb + bottom
    • arrive at
    • fall to
    • get to
    • …
    bottom + noun
    • end
    • half
    preposition
    • along the bottom
    • at the bottom
    • from the bottom
    • …
    4.

    of lake/sea/pool

  4.  
     [singular] the ground below the water in a lake, the sea, a swimming pool, etc.（湖、海、游泳池等的）底，水底
    • I feel safe as long as I can touch the bottom.只要能触到底部我就感到安全。
    • on the bottom (of something) He dived in and hit his head on the bottom.他跳进水里，头撞到了池底。
    • to the bottom (of something) The boat sank to the bottom of the sea.船沉入海底。
    Extra Examples
    • She could only just touch the bottom.她刚刚能触到底。
    • These fish spend most of their lives on the river bottom. 这些鱼一生的大部分时间都在河底度过。
    Topics Geographya2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • false
    verb + bottom
    • arrive at
    • fall to
    • get to
    • …
    bottom + noun
    • end
    • half
    preposition
    • along the bottom
    • at the bottom
    • from the bottom
    • …
    5.

    lowest position

  5.  
     [singular] the lowest position in a class, on a list, etc.; a person, team, etc. that is in this position（班级、名单等的）最末位置；排名最后的人（或团队等）
    • When the list came out, my name was near the bottom.名单出来了，我的名字接近末尾。
    • I was always bottom of the class in math.我的数学成绩总是班上最后一名。
    • at the bottom of something a battle between the teams at the bottom of the league联盟排名最后的几个队之间的较量
    • at the bottom You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up.你得准备好从最基层干起，努力向上。
    Extra Examples
    • He's near the bottom of the class.他在班里快垫底了。
    • He started at the bottom and worked his way up through the company.他从公司最底层干起，一步步升至高层。
    • Things are much worse at the bottom of the educational ladder.在教育阶梯的底层，情况要糟糕得多。
    • In terms of economic performance, we are near the bottom of the table.就经济表现而言，我们接近垫底。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bottom
    • start at
    • work up from
    preposition
    • at the bottom
    • near the bottom
    • towards/​toward the bottom
    • …
    6. opposite top

    part of body

  6.  
     [countable] (especially British English) the part of the body that you sit on（人的）屁股蛋子
    • We sat on our bottoms on the damp grass.我们屁股坐在潮湿的草地上。
    synonym backside, behindTopics Bodyb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bare
    verb + bottom
    • slap
    • smack
    • spank
    • …
    7.

    clothing

  7. [countable, usually plural] the lower part of a set of clothes that consists of two pieces套装的裙（或裤）
    • a pair of pyjama/tracksuit bottoms一条睡裤／运动裤
    • a bikini bottom比基尼泳装的短裤
    compare top

    8. end of something

  8. [singular] (especially British English) the part of something that is furthest from you, your house, etc.…尽头
    • at the bottom of something There was a stream at the bottom of the garden.花园尽头有一条小溪。
    • I went to the school at the bottom of our street.我在我们街尾的学校上学。
    9.

    of ship

  9. [countable] the lower part of a ship that is below the surface of the water（吃水线以下的）船底，船身 synonym hullTopics Transport by waterb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • false
    verb + bottom
    • arrive at
    • fall to
    • get to
    • …
    bottom + noun
    • end
    • half
    preposition
    • along the bottom
    • at the bottom
    • from the bottom
    • …
    10.

    -bottomed

  10. (in adjectives) having the type of bottom mentioned有…底的
    • a flat-bottomed boat平底船
    11. Word OriginOld English botm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’.
Idioms
at bottom
  1. used to say what somebody/something is really like归根结底；本质上；实际上
    • Their offer to help was at bottom self-centred.他们提出要帮忙，这其实还是他们为自己考虑。
at the top/bottom of the heap
  1. high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society在（机构或社会的）顶层／底层
    • These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.这些工人处在经济结构的底层。
be/lie at the bottom of something
  1. to be the original cause of something, especially something unpleasant是某事的根源（或起因、导火线）
    • We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears.我们需要找出这些恐惧的根源是什么。
    • I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this.我想知道这一切究竟是怎么一回事。
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
the bottom drops/falls out (of something)
  1. people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry（某行业）产品滞销；销量暴跌
    • The bottom has fallen out of the travel market.旅游市场出现了萧条局面。
    Topics Moneyc2
(at the) bottom/top of the pile
  1. in the least/most important position in a group of people or things处于无足轻重的／举足轻重的地位
    • It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.20 年前，英国球员已经不再是顶尖球员了。
    • The government is doing little to help those at the bottom of the social pile.政府几乎没有采取任何措施来帮助那些处于社会底层的人。
bottoms up!
  1. (informal) used to express good wishes when drinking alcohol, or to tell somebody to finish their drink干杯
from the (bottom of your) heart
  1. in a way that is sincere真诚地；从内心（深处）
    • I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life.我诚心诚意地恳求你饶他一命吧。
    • It was clearly an offer that came from the heart.那很明显是由衷的提议。
    • I could tell he spoke from the heart.我看得出他这番话是发自内心的。
from top to bottom
  1. going to every part of a place in a very careful way从上到下；认真彻底地
    • We cleaned the house from top to bottom.我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。
get to the bottom of something
  1. to find out the real cause of something, especially something unpleasant找到起因；挖出祸根
    • I won’t rest until I’ve got to the bottom of this!我不会休息，直到我弄清楚这件事的真相！
    • The only way to get to the bottom of it is to confront the chairman.弄清事情真相的唯一方法就是跟主席对质。
race to the bottom (economics)
  1. a situation in which companies and countries compete with each other to produce goods as cheaply as possible by paying low wages and giving workers poor conditions and few rights逐底竞争（企业或国家通过降低工资、劳动条件和工人权利以尽可能降低生产成本的竞争）
    • They are caught in the cheap food syndrome, the race to the bottom, the chase for the lowest cost of production globally. 他们陷入了廉价食品综合症、逐底竞争、追求全球最低生产成本的困境。
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
  1. (disapproving) to have to use things or people that are not the best or most suitable because the ones that were the best or most suitable are no longer available将就；凑合；退而求其次
touch bottom
  1. to reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water触到水底
    • I put my feet down and touched bottom.我把脚放下，触到了底部。
  2. to reach the worst possible state or condition到最坏境况；到最低点；跌到谷底
    • Her career really touched bottom with that movie.那部电影真的使她的事业跌至谷底。

bot·tom

adjective
 
/ˈbɒtəm/
/ˈbɑːtəm/
Idioms
  1.  
     [only before noun] in the lowest, last or furthest place or position底部的；最后的；尽头的
    • your bottom lip 下嘴唇
    • the bottom line/row/edge底线；最下面一排；底部边缘
    • on the bottom left/right of the page在这一页的左／右下角
    • in the bottom corner of the screen在屏幕的下角
    • on the bottom shelf在架子底层
    • Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road).他们的房子位于贝里路的尽头。
    • Put your clothes in the bottom drawer.把你的衣服放在最下面的抽屉里。
    • to go up a hill in bottom gear用低挡爬山
    • She was sitting on the bottom step.她坐在最下面的台阶上。
  2.  
     the lowest or last position in a scale or competition（级别或排名）最低的，最末的
    • the bottom end of the price range最低价位
    • We came bottom with 12 points.我们以 12 分垫底。
    • We finished bottom of the league.我们在联赛中排名垫底。
    • They finished six points ahead of bottom club Swindon.他们领先垫底俱乐部斯温顿六分。
    • a cut in the bottom income-tax bracket from 15% to 10% 将最低收入税率从 15% 削减至 10%
    3. Word OriginOld English botm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’.
Idioms
you can bet your life/your bottom dollar (on something/(that)…)
  1. (informal) used to say that you are certain that something will happen肯定；毫无疑问
    • You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.他肯定会迟到。
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

bot·tom

verb
/ˈbɒtəm/
/ˈbɑːtəm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bottom
/ˈbɒtəm/
/ˈbɑːtəm/
he / she / it bottoms
/ˈbɒtəmz/
/ˈbɑːtəmz/
past simple bottomed
/ˈbɒtəmd/
/ˈbɑːtəmd/
past participle bottomed
/ˈbɒtəmd/
/ˈbɑːtəmd/
-ing form bottoming
/ˈbɒtəmɪŋ/
/ˈbɑːtəmɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs

Bot·tom

/ˈbɒtəm/
/ˈbɑːtəm/
  1. a comic character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. For most of the play, Bottom has the head of an ass (= an animal like a small horse with long ears) because of a magic trick played by Oberon.底部；最下部
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