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basin

英['beɪs(ə)n] 美['besn]
  • n. 水池;流域;盆地;盆
  • n. (Basin)人名;(俄)巴辛;(法)巴赞

英英释意


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"
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;
"flood control in the Missouri basin"
5. a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face;
"he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"