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| /ˈbɒtəm/ |
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| 1 | singular the lowest part of something 底部；下端；末尾 |
| The page had a line missing from the bottom. 这一页的下端少了一行。 |
| +of She ran down to the bottom of the hill. 她向下跑到山脚。 |
| at the bottom (of sth) The date and time are shown at the bottom of your screen. 日期和时间显示在屏幕的下端。 |
| a pain at the bottom of my back 我背部下端的疼痛 |
| | 1a | the lowest surface of an object , on the inside or outside （物体的）下表面，底面 | | +of Read what it says on the bottom of the box. 读一下箱子底面上所写的文字。 | | I can’ t get the bottom of this pan clean. 我没法把锅底弄干净。 | |
| | 1b | the deepest part of the sea or of a pool , lake , or river 海底；池底；湖底；河底 | | Can you touch the bottom? 你能摸到底吗？ | | +of creatures that live at the bottom of the sea 生活于海底的生物 | |
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| 2 | singular the part of something that is furthest away from where you are 最远处；尽头；末端 |
| +of There’ s an apple tree at the bottom of our garden. 在我们花园的尽头有一棵苹果树。 |
| Go to the bottom of the street and turn left. 走到街道的尽头，然后向左拐。 |
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| 3 | singular the lowest level or position , in status or success 最低水平；底层位置 |
| +of a football team that is close to the bottom of the league tables 接近联盟名次表最末尾的一支足球队 |
| start at the bottom She started at the bottom and ended up running the company. 她从最底层干起，最后管理了公司。 |
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| 4 | C the part of your body that you sit on 臀部；屁股 |
| Try to keep the baby’ s bottom dry. 要使婴儿的屁股保持干爽。 |
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| 5 | bottoms plural the trousers of a set of loose clothes or sports clothes . The other part is called the top |
| I usually just wear jogging bottoms and a T-shirt. 我通常只穿运动裤和T恤衫。 |
| pyjama bottoms 睡裤 |
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| - | at bottom formal
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| used when explaining the basic cause or nature of something |
| 基本上；实质上 |
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| Most of these arguments are, at bottom, motivated by a fear of change. 这些争论的大部分实质上是出于对变革的恐惧。 |
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| - | be at the bottom of sth
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| to be the true cause of something |
| 是某事的真正原因 |
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| His jealousy is at the bottom of most of our problems. 他的嫉妒是我们大部分问题的真正原因。 |
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| - | the bottom drops out of/falls out of sth
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| used for saying that something stops being successful or stops making money , often because people stop buying a product |
| （某产品）不再畅销，卖不出去 |
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| Analysts are warning that the bottom could soon fall out of the market. 分析家警告说不久市场可能会暴跌。 |
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| - | bottoms up informal old-fashioned
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| used for expressing good wishes before drinking an alcoholic drink . The more usual word is cheers . |
| 干杯 |
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| - | from the bottom of my heart
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| used for emphasizing that you are very sincere about something |
| 衷心地；真诚地 |
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| - | get to the bottom of sth
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| to find out the true cause or explanation of a bad situation |
| 弄清某事的起因；探明某事的真相 |
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