basin
basin — 名詞
1. a wide container with curved sides, used for water, food, or mixing.
盆；大碗
可裝食物或液體的圓盆
a wide container with curved sides, used for water, food, or mixing.
Rosa set a blue basin under the leaky pipe.
Rosa 在漏水的管子下放了一個藍色盆子。
put a basin under something leaking
The baker mixed flour and eggs in a large metal basin.
麵包師在一個大金屬盆裡拌麵粉和雞蛋。
mix something in a basin
After the picnic, Omar washed the grapes in a plastic basin.
野餐後，Omar 在塑膠盆裡洗葡萄。
On the floor sat a basin full of warm soapy water.
地上放著一盆溫溫的肥皂水。
文法句型
fill a basin with something
wash something in a basin
mix something in a basin
用法筆記
Often used for a portable container in a kitchen, garden, or utility room. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the fixed bathroom fixture.
2. in British English, the fixed bowl under the taps in a bathroom.
洗臉盆
浴室裡固定的洗手台盆
in British English, the fixed bowl under the taps in a bathroom.
Ella splashed cold water on her face at the basin.
Ella 在洗臉盆前往臉上潑冷水。
wash at the basin
The child left toothpaste around the white basin again.
那孩子又把牙膏弄到白色洗臉盆四周。
In our hotel room, the basin stood beside the shower.
我們旅館房裡的洗臉盆就在淋浴間旁邊。
Mr. Lee shaved over the basin before breakfast.
Lee 先生早餐前在洗臉盆前刮鬍子。
文法句型
wash at the basin
stand at the basin
basin tap
用法筆記
Mainly British. In North American English, sink is more usual for this bathroom fixture.
常見錯誤
3. all the land where rain and streams drain to one main body of water.
流域
水流匯入同一出口的地帶
all the land where rain and streams drain to one main body of water.
Heavy rain in the Yangtze Basin flooded towns far downstream.
長江流域的大雨讓下游城鎮淹水。
capitalized in place names
Forest loss across the river basin changed the water level.
整個流域的森林流失改變了水位。
river basin collocation
Farmers in the Nile Basin depend on yearly floods.
住在尼羅河流域的農民仰賴每年的洪水。
Snow from the upper basin feeds the lake each spring.
上游流域的積雪每年春天都為湖泊補水。
- drainage basin
full technical form
- catchment
common in British and technical use
- watershed
can be similar in North American English, though meanings vary by context
文法句型
river basin
the Amazon Basin
upper basin
用法筆記
Often follows the name of a river and may be capitalized in geographical names. It refers to the whole drainage region, not only the river channel.
常見錯誤
4. as much as fills one basin.
一盆之量
一個盆子可裝的分量
as much as fills one basin.
The cook poured a basin of soup into small paper cups.
廚師把一盆湯倒進小紙杯裡。
a basin of + food or liquid
We used half a basin of water to clean the paintbrushes.
我們用了半盆水來洗油漆刷。
half a basin of + noun
One basin of rice was enough for the whole table.
一盆飯就夠整桌人吃了。
By noon, the dog had drunk a full basin of water.
到中午，那隻狗已喝光一整盆水。
文法句型
a basin of something
half a basin of something
a full basin of something
用法筆記
Used as a measure word, not for the container itself. It usually appears with of after a number or quantity word.
常見錯誤
5. a protected part of a harbor with calm water for mooring boats.
港池
供船停泊避風的水域
a protected part of a harbor with calm water for mooring boats.
Small fishing boats were tied up in the inner basin.
小漁船都繫在內港池裡。
inner basin collocation
The harbor master moved our yacht to a quieter basin.
港務員把我們的遊艇移到更安靜的港池。
move a yacht to a basin
By sunset, the basin was full of visiting sailboats.
到了日落時，港池裡停滿了來訪的帆船。
A stone wall protects the basin from strong winter waves.
一道石牆保護港池不受冬天強浪衝擊。
文法句型
inner basin
harbor basin
basin for boats
用法筆記
Usually refers to a protected section of a port or marina rather than the open sea.
6. a broad part of the land that lies lower than the ground around it.
盆地
地勢低於四周的大片地區
a broad part of the land that lies lower than the ground around it.
A broad basin lies between the two mountain ranges.
兩道山脈之間有一大片盆地。
basin between mountain ranges
The village sits in a dry basin below the hills.
那個村子坐落在山丘下方的乾燥盆地裡。
Scientists studied the basin to learn where the ancient lake had been.
科學家研究這座盆地，想了解古湖過去的位置。
From the ridge, we could see the whole green basin below.
從山脊上，我們看得見下方整片綠色盆地。
- depression
more technical and often used in geography
- hollow
usually smaller and more everyday
- valley
often narrower and more strongly linked to a river between slopes
- ridge
raised land rather than low land
文法句型
mountain basin
ocean basin
a basin between ranges
用法筆記
Common in geography and earth science for a broad low area. It is usually larger and flatter than an ordinary valley.