base指的是根基、基底、底座、根据、出发点、(支持、收入、力量等的)来源、源泉、基础。mean表示……的意思、意思是、本意是、打算、意欲、有……的目的、吝啬的、小气的、不善良、刻薄、要发怒的、要发狂的。
1、He didn't make it past first base.
他未能跑过一垒。
2、If that's what you think, you're way off base.
你如果那么想就全错了。
3、She used her family's history as a base for her novel.
她以她的家族史作为小说的素材。
4、The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought.
这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。
5、They decided to base the new company in York.
他们决定将新成立的公司总部设在约克郡。
1、That was by no means the end of the matter.
事情决不可能到此为止。
2、We haven't won yet, not by any means.
我们离成功还远着呢。
3、Can you give me an example of what you mean?
你能给我举个实例来解释你的意思吗?
4、Do you have any idea what it means to be poor?
你知不知道贫穷意味着什么?
5、The injury could mean him missing next week's game.
这次受伤可能使他无法参加下周的比赛。