basin 音标拼音: [b'esən]
n . 脸盆;盆地,流域
脸盆;盆地,流域
basin n 1 :
a bowl -
shaped vessel ;
usually used for holding food or liquids ; "
she mixed the dough in a large basin "
2 :
the quantity that a basin will hold ; "
a basinful of water "
[
synonym : {
basin }, {
basinful }]
3 :
a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it ; "
the basin of the Great Salt Lake "
4 :
the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries ;
an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet ; "
flood control in the Missouri basin " [
synonym : {
river basin }, {
basin }, {
watershed }, {
drainage basin }, {
catchment area }, {
catchment basin }, {
drainage area }]
5 :
a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe ;
where you can wash your hands and face ; "
he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face " [
synonym : {
washbasin }, {
basin }, {
washbowl },
{
washstand }, {
lavatory }]
Basin \
Ba "
sin \,
n . [
OF .
bacin ,
F .
bassin ,
LL .
bacchinus ,
fr .
bacca a water vessel ,
fr .
L .
bacca berry ,
in allusion to the round shape ;
or perh .
fr .
Celtic .
Cf . {
Bac }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
A hollow vessel or dish ,
to hold water for washing ,
and for various other uses .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The quantity contained in a basin .
[
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3 .
A hollow vessel ,
of various forms and materials ,
used in the arts or manufactures ,
as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses ,
by hatters for molding a hat into shape ,
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
A hollow place containing water ,
as a pond ,
a dock for ships ,
a little bay . --
Pope [
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Physical Geog .)
(
a )
A circular or oval valley ,
or depression of the surface of the ground ,
the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake ,
or traversed by a river .
(
b )
The entire tract of country drained by a river ,
or sloping towards a sea or lake .
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1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Geol .)
An isolated or circumscribed formation ,
particularly where the strata dip inward ,
on all sides ,
toward a center ; --
especially applied to the coal formations ,
called {
coal basins }
or {
coal fields }.
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1913 Webster ]
174 Moby Thesaurus words for "
basin ":
alkali flat ,
alluvial plain ,
alveolation ,
alveolus ,
anchorage ,
anchorage ground ,
antrum ,
aquamanile ,
armpit ,
automatic dishwasher ,
bath ,
bathtub ,
bed ,
berth ,
bidet ,
bottom ,
bottomland ,
bowl ,
breakwater ,
bulkhead ,
bushveld ,
campo ,
catch basin ,
cavity ,
cereal bowl ,
champaign ,
champaign country ,
channel ,
cistern ,
coastal plain ,
concave ,
concavity ,
coulee ,
crater ,
crypt ,
cup ,
delta ,
depression ,
desert ,
dip ,
dishpan ,
dishwasher ,
dock ,
dockage ,
dockyard ,
down ,
downs ,
dry dock ,
embankment ,
ewer ,
fell ,
finger bowl ,
flat ,
flat country ,
flatland ,
flats ,
floor ,
fold ,
follicle ,
funnel chest ,
grass veld ,
grassland ,
gravy boat ,
groin ,
ground ,
harbor ,
harborage ,
haven ,
heath ,
hip bath ,
hole ,
hollow ,
hollow shell ,
jetty ,
jutty ,
kitchen sink ,
lacuna ,
lande ,
landing ,
landing place ,
landing stage ,
lavabo ,
lavatory ,
level ,
llano ,
lowland ,
lowlands ,
lunar mare ,
mare ,
marina ,
mesa ,
mesilla ,
mole ,
moor ,
moorings ,
moorland ,
ocean bottom ,
open country ,
pampa ,
pampas ,
peneplain ,
pier ,
piscina ,
pit ,
plain ,
plains ,
plateau ,
playa ,
pocket ,
porringer ,
port ,
prairie ,
protected anchorage ,
punch bowl ,
quay ,
road ,
roads ,
roadstead ,
sag ,
salad bowl ,
salt flat ,
salt marsh ,
salt pan ,
sauce boat ,
savanna ,
scoop ,
seaport ,
seawall ,
sebkha ,
shell ,
shipyard ,
shower ,
shower bath ,
shower curtain ,
shower head ,
shower room ,
shower stall ,
showers ,
sink ,
sinkage ,
sinkhole ,
sinus ,
sitz bath ,
slip ,
socket ,
steppe ,
table ,
tableland ,
terrine ,
tree veld ,
trough ,
tub ,
tundra ,
tureen ,
upland ,
vat ,
vega ,
veld ,
vug ,
wash barrel ,
wash boiler ,
washbasin ,
washbowl ,
washdish ,
washer ,
washing machine ,
washing pot ,
washpot ,
washstand ,
washtub ,
weald ,
wharf ,
wide -
open spaces ,
wold
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