foundation
US
UK foundations npl: (base of a building) (建筑)
SC 地基 dì jī
TC 地基
TC 地基
The building's foundations started sinking.
大楼的地基开始下沉。
foundation n: figurative (basis)
SC 基础 jī chǔ
TC 基礎
TC 基礎
SC 根据 jī chǔ，gēn jù
TC 根據
TC 根據
The lawyer's argument had no foundation.
律师的论证没有任何根据。
foundation n: (act of founding)
SC 建立 jiàn lì
TC 建立
TC 建立
SC 成立 jiàn lì，chéng lì
TC 成立
TC 成立
The university has become highly prestigious in the few years since its foundation.
这所大学自成立几年来已经声名赫赫。
foundation n: (makeup) (化妆品)
SC 粉底 fěn dǐ
Amy applied some foundation.
艾米扑了一些粉底。
foundation n: (donations)
SC 基金 jī jīn
TC 基金
TC 基金
SC 基金会 jī jīn，jī jīn huì
Tim started a foundation for disadvantaged families in his city.
蒂姆为他所在城市的弱势家庭创立了一个基金。
lay the foundation v expr: (prepare the ground or base)
SC 打地基 dǎ dì jī
To build a house, you must first lay the foundation.
lay the foundation v expr: figurative (do preparatory work)
SC 打基础 dǎ jī chǔ
TC 打基礎
TC 打基礎
SC 打地基 dǎ jī chǔ，dǎ dì jī(比喻)
The research from my dissertation laid the foundation for my first book.
A good education can lay the foundation for a successful life.
without foundation adv: (with no basis in truth)
SC 毫无根据 háo wú gēn jù
TC 毫無根據
TC 毫無根據
Your accusation is without foundation.
Many of the advertising claims for that product are without foundation.