| 釋義 |
basin /'beisn; 'besn/ n 1 round, open dish of metal, pottery, etc for holding liquids; contents of a ~ (金屬、陶瓷等制之)盆; 一盆之量。 → wash- ~. 2 bowl for preparing or serving food in. (煮或盛食物之) 碗。 3 hollow place where water collects (eg a stone structure at the base of a fountain, a deep pool at the base of a waterfall). 水匯聚之凹形處所; (噴泉下之) 盛水池; (瀑布下之) 深水潭。 4 deep part of a harbour that is almost surrounded by land; dock with gates that control the inflow and outflow of water. 港灣內(nèi)幾全為陸地所圍繞之深水處; 有閘門控制水流出入之船塢; 船渠。 5 area of country drained by a river and its tributaries: (河流之) 流域; 盆地： the Thames 泰晤士河流域。 |