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*bot·tom¹ /`bɑtəm; ˈbɒtəm/
n
1 [C, usually singular 一般用单数] the lowest part of something 底（部）; 下端，末尾:
at the bottom of Print your name at the bottom of the letter. 在信的末尾打上你的名字。
→ opposite 反义词 TOP¹
2 [singular 单数] the lowest position in an organization or company 〔机构、公司的〕最低职位，基层:
at the bottom Lewis started at the bottom and now he runs the company. 刘易斯从基层做起，现在已成了公司的管理人员。
3 [C, usually singular 一般用单数] the flat surface on the lowest side of an object 〔物体的〕底:
on the bottom of What's that on the bottom of your shoe? 你的鞋底上是什么东西？
4 [C] informal the part of your body that you sit on 【非正式】 臀部，屁股
5 [singular 单数] the ground under an ocean, river, valley etc 海底; 河底; 谷底:
+ of The bottom of the river is very rocky. 河底有很多岩石。
6 get to the bottom of sth informal to find the real cause of a problem or situation 【非正式】 找出某事的真相:
Dad swore that he would get to the bottom of all this. 爸爸发誓说他会把这件事查个水落石出。
7 be at the bottom of sth to be the basic cause of a problem or situation 是某事的根本原因
→ see also 另见 ROCK BOTTOM
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