basin /ˈbeɪsən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids. 盆

  例：

  Water dripped into a basin at the back of the room.

  水滴入房间后面的一个盆里。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A basin of something such as water is an amount of it that is contained in a basin. 一盆之量

  例：

  We were given a basin of water to wash our hands in.

  我们得到了一盆水洗手。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A basin is a sink. 洗涤槽

  例：

  ...a cast-iron bathtub with a matching basin.

  …一个配有洗涤槽的铸铁浴缸。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT The basin of a large river is the area of land around it from which streams run down into it. 流域

  例：

  ...the Amazon basin.

  …亚马孙流域

• 5. 

  N-COUNT In geography, a basin is a particular region of the world where the Earth's surface is lower than in other places. 盆地 [技术]

  例：

  ...countries around the Pacific Basin.

  …太平洋盆地周围的国家。