basin
/ˈbeɪsən/noun
1
- a bowl for washing, typically attached to a wall and having taps connected to a water supply; a washbasin（尤指附在墙上有水龙头的）洗涤槽; 脸盆。
2
- a wide, round open container, typically one used for preparing food or for holding liquid（尤指用于准备食物或盛水的）菜盆, 汤盆; 钵。
3
- a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth's surface, especially one containing water（尤指聚水的）凹地; 海盆：
the Indian Ocean basin.
印度洋海盆。
3.1
- the tract of country drained by a river and its tributaries, or which drains into a lake or sea流域：
the Amazon basin.
亚马孙河流域。
3.2
- an enclosed area of water where boats can be moored内港; 船坞。
3.3
- Geology a circumscribed rock formation where the strata dip towards the centre【地质】盆地。
派生词
basinful
noun （ pl. -fuls）词源
Middle English: from Old French bacin, from medieval Latin bacinus, from bacca 'water container'， perhaps of Gaulish origin.