basis

n.基础；主要成分；基准，基本原则

noun

1. 原因；缘由
   the reason why people take a particular action
   1. She was chosen for the job on the basis of her qualifications.
      她因资历适合而获选担任这项工作。
   2. Some videos have been banned on the basis that they are too violent.
      有些录像带因暴力镜头过多而被查禁。
2. 基准；准则；方式
   the way things are organized or arranged
   1. on a regular/permanent/part-time/temporary basis
      以定期 / 永久 / 兼职 / 临时性的方式
   2. on a daily/day-to-day/weekly basis
      按每天 / 每日 / 每周一次的标准
3. 基础；要素；基点
   the important facts, ideas or events that support sth and that it can develop from
   1. The basis of a good marriage is trust.
      美满婚姻的基础是信赖。
   2. This article will form the basis for our discussion.
      这篇文章将作为我们讨论的基点。
   3. The theory seems to have no basis in fact.
      这一理论似乎没有事实根据。

n. 基础；底部；主要成分；基本原则或原理

1. The Council meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss problems.
   议会临时安排会议讨论问题。
2. These figures are arrived at on the basis of dentists 'receipts for 1991-1992.
   这些数字是根据1991至1992年间的牙医收据统计得出的。
3. The tests are supposed to provide a basis for the assessment of children
   这些测试应该可以为评价儿童提供一个基础。
4. We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis
   我们将定期在那里会面。
5. The tea is prepared on a rota basis by the lady members
   女性成员轮流准备茶水。
6. They want all groups to be treated on an equal basis
   他们希望对待所有的团体都能做到一视同仁。
7. I've always worked on the basis that if I don't know anything technical I shan't be any worse off.
   我一贯认为，即便我对技术一窍不通，我也不会比现在更穷困潦倒。
8. McGregor must remain confined, on the basis of the medical reports we have received
   根据我们收到的病历报告，麦格雷戈的行动仍然必须受到限制。
9. On the basis that recognising the problem is halfway to a solution, Mulcahy's comments yesterday should be well received.
   鉴于认识到问题的存在就相当于把它解决了一半，马尔卡希昨天的那番话应该会受到欢迎。
10. Both factions have broadly agreed that the UN plan is a possible basis for negotiation.
    双方大致同意联合国的计划可能成为谈判的基础。
11. This is a common fallacy which has no basis in fact.
    这是一个没有事实依据的常见谬误。
12. We simply cannot believe that a bona fide seller would conduct business on this basis.
    我们简直难以相信一个正当的商人竟然会把自己的生意建立在这样的基础上。
13. He is acting on a consultancy basis
    他是根据专家意见采取行动的。
14. All vessels were to be built on a cost-plus basis.
    所有的船只都将在成本加利润的基础上制造。
15. Education is the basis of a democratic society
    教育是民主社会的基础。
16. This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field.
    这是电场数学表达式的基础。
17. We ought not to bring in extraneous matters in trying to find a basis for a settlement
    我们努力寻求解决问题的基础时，不应该牵扯进无关的事情。
18. We do not try to fine-tune the economy on the basis of short-term predictions
    我们不会根据短期预测就试图对经济进行微调。
19. The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve
    训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
20. You cannot prove conclusively that Sellafield caused cancer. You can only work on the basis of probability.
    你们无法确切证明塞拉菲尔德核电厂引发了癌症。你们只能基于可能性入手。
21. The paper says the President's move has called into question the whole basis of democracy in the country
    报纸上说，总统的做法让人们对国家民主制度的整个基础提出了质疑。
22. For a year and a half, wage restraint on a voluntary basis worked
    在一年半的时间里，自愿实行的限薪措施奏效了。
23. The denunciation was made on the basis of second-hand information.
    这些指责是依据二手信息提出的。
24. Dr. Mesibov set forth the basis of his approach to teaching students.
    梅西伯夫博士阐述了他的教学方法的基础。
25. He was an advocate of universal suffrage as a basis for social equality.
    他提倡普选权，认为这是社会公平的基础。
26. Apartheid used tribalism as the basis of its 'divide-and-rule' homeland policies.
    南非种族隔离制将部落制度作为其对国土“分而治之”的政策基础。
27. The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed
    甚至于印度的政治基础都被改变了。
28. Our policy should rest on the basis of self-reliance.
    我们的方针要放在自力更生的基点上。
29. This is the basis on which our bilateral relations can and should continue to develop.
    这是两国关系应得到继续发展，并可能得到继续发展的基础。
30. My theory is established on the solid basis of facts.
    我的理论是以可靠的事实作为根据的。