first base

noun

/ˌfɜːst ˈbeɪs/

/ˌfɜːrst ˈbeɪs/

Idioms

(in baseball) the first of the four positions that players must reach in order to score points; the position of the player on the defending team near first base一垒
- He didn't make it past first base.他未能跑过一垒。
- He hasn't played first base yet this season.他这个赛季还没有当过一垒手。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
(informal, especially North American English) the first stage of sexual contact, usually referring to kissing初步性接触（通常指接吻）
- He had never even got to first base with a girl.他连女孩子的嘴都没亲过。
Topics Family and relationshipsc2

Idioms

not get to first base (with something/somebody)

(informal, especially North American English) to fail to make a successful start in a project, relationship, etc.; to fail to get through the first stage（工程、关系等）未能顺利开始，未能跨出第一步Topics Difficulty and failurec2

单词	first-base
释义	first base noun /ˌfɜːst ˈbeɪs/ /ˌfɜːrst ˈbeɪs/ Idioms (in baseball) the first of the four positions that players must reach in order to score points; the position of the player on the defending team near first base一垒 He didn't make it past first base.他未能跑过一垒。 He hasn't played first base yet this season.他这个赛季还没有当过一垒手。 Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1 (informal, especially North American English) the first stage of sexual contact, usually referring to kissing初步性接触（通常指接吻） He had never even got to first base with a girl.他连女孩子的嘴都没亲过。 Topics Family and relationshipsc2 Idioms not get to first base (with something/somebody) (informal, especially North American English) to fail to make a successful start in a project, relationship, etc.; to fail to get through the first stage（工程、关系等）未能顺利开始，未能跨出第一步Topics Difficulty and failurec2
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