bottom

noun

底部 lowest part

1. 底部；最下部
   the lowest part of sth
   1. Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page.
      脚注附于每页的下端。
   2. I waited for them at the bottom of the hill.
      我在山脚下等候他们。
   3. The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile) .
      我想要的书就压在（那堆书的）底层。
2. （朝下的）底，底面
   the part of sth that faces downwards and is not usually seen
   1. The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate.
      厂家的名称在盘子背面。

容器 of container

3. （容器内的）底
   the lowest surface on the inside of a container
   1. I found some coins at the bottom of my bag.
      我在我的手提包底找到了几枚硬币。

河；池 of river/pool

4. （湖、河、游泳池等的）底；水底
   the ground below the water in a lake, river, swimming pool, etc.
   1. He dived in and hit his head on the bottom.
      他跳进水里，头撞到了池底。

尾端 end of sth

5. …尽头
   the part of sth that is furthest from you, your house, etc.
   1. I went to the school at the bottom of our street.
      我在位于我们那条街尽头的学校上学。
   2. There was a stream at the bottom of the garden.
      花园尽头有一条小溪。

最末位置 lowest position

6. （班级、名单等的）最末位置；排名最后的人（或团队等）
   the lowest position in a class, on a list, etc.; a person, team, etc. that is in this position
   1. a battle between the teams at the bottom of the league
      联盟排名最后的几个队之间的较量
   2. You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up.
      你得准备好从最基层干起，努力向上。
   3. I was always bottom of the class in math.
      我的数学成绩总是班上最后一名。

身体部位 part of body

7. 屁股；臀部
   the part of the body that you sit on

衣服 clothing

8. 套装的裙（或裤）
   the lower part of a set of clothes that consists of two pieces
   1. a bikini bottom
      比基尼泳装的短裤
   2. a pair of pyjama/tracksuit bottoms
      一条睡裤 / 运动裤

船 of ship

9. （吃水线以下的）船底，船身
   the lower part of a ship that is below the surface of the water

有…底 -bottomed

10. 有…底的
    having the type of bottom mentioned
    1. a flat-bottomed boat
       平底船

adj.

1. 底部的；最后的；尽头的
   in the lowest, last or furthest place or position
   1. the bottom line (on a page)
      （一页的）最末一行
   2. your bottom lip
      下嘴唇
   3. the bottom step (of a flight of stairs)
      （楼梯的）最低一级
   4. on the bottom shelf
      在架子底层
   5. Put your clothes in the bottom drawer.
      把你的衣服放在最下面的抽屉里。
   6. Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road) .
      他们的房子位于贝里路的尽头。
   7. in the bottom right-hand corner of the page
      在这一页的右下角
   8. the bottom end of the price range
      最低价位
   9. to go up a hill in bottom gear
      用低挡爬山
   10. We came bottom (= got the worst result) with 12 points.
       我们以12分垫底儿。

verb

verb

1. N-COUNT 底；底部
   The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
   1. He sat at the bottom of the stairs...
      他坐在最下面的一级楼梯上。
   2. Answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.
      在第8页末尾可以找到答案。
   3. ...the bottom of the sea.
      海底
2. ADJ 最下方的；底部的；底层的
   The bottom thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the lowest one.
   1. There's an extra duvet in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
      橱柜最底层的抽屉里还有一床羽绒被。
3. N-COUNT 底面；内底面；外底面
   The bottom of an object is the flat surface at its lowest point. You can also refer to the inside or outside of this surface as the bottom .
   1. Spread the onion slices on the bottom of the dish.
      把洋葱片铺在盘底。
   2. ...the bottom of their shoes.
      他们的鞋底
   3. ...a suitcase with a false bottom.
      活底手提箱
4. N-SING （某市场或产业的)最差状况，低谷
   If you say that the bottom has dropped or fallen out of a market or industry, you mean that people have stopped buying the products it sells.
   1. The bottom had fallen out of the city's property market.
      该市的房地产市场已陷入极度低迷。
5. N-SING （街道、花园的）尽头，远端
   The bottom of a street or garden is the end farthest away from you or from your house.
   1. ...the Cathedral at the bottom of the street.
      街道尽头的大教堂

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 end


6. N-SING （桌子的）边角；（床）脚，尾
   The bottom of a table is the end farthest away from where you are sitting. The bottom of a bed is the end where you usually rest your feet.
   1. Malone sat down on the bottom of the bed.
      马隆在床脚坐下了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 end


7. N-SING （组织机构或职业架构的）最底层，基层
   The bottom of an organization or career structure is the lowest level in it, where new employees often start.
   1. He had worked in the theatre for many years, starting at the bottom.
      他从最基础的干起，已经从事戏剧工作很多年了。
   2. ...a contract researcher at the bottom of the pay scale.
      工资级别最低的合同研究人员
8. N-SING （调查、测试或联赛中的）表现最差者，最后一名
   If someone is bottom or at the bottom in a survey, test, or league their performance is worse than that of all the other people involved.
   1. He was always bottom of the class...
      他一直是全班的最后一名。
   2. The team is close to bottom of the League.
      这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
9. N-COUNT 臀部；屁股
   Your bottom is the part of your body that you sit on.
   1. If there was one thing she could change about her body it would be her bottom.
      如果能对自己的身体做一点改变，那她会选择臀部。
10. N-COUNT （比基尼泳装的）泳裤；（田径服、睡衣的）裤子
    The lower part of a bikini, tracksuit, or pair of pyjamas can be referred to as the bottoms or the bottom.
    1. She wore blue tracksuit bottoms.
       她穿了一件蓝色田径裤。
    2. ...a skimpy bikini bottom.
       极其暴露的比基尼泳裤
11. See also: -bottomed rock bottom
12. PHRASE 实质上；实际上
    You use at bottom to emphasize that you are stating what you think is the real nature of something or the real truth about a situation.
    1. The two systems are, at bottom, conceptual models...
       这两个系统实质上是两种概念模式。
    2. At bottom, such an attitude is born not of concern for your welfare, but out of fear of losing you.
       实际上，这种态度并非源自对你幸福的关心，而是出于害怕失去你。
13. PHRASE 是…的真正原因；是…的根源
    If something is at the bottom of a problem or unpleasant situation, it is the real cause of it.
    1. Often I find that anger and resentment are at the bottom of the problem.
       我常常发现愤怒和不满是问题的真正根源。
14. PHRASE 打心眼里；衷心地
    You can say that you mean something from the bottom of your heart to emphasize that you mean it very sincerely.
    1. I'm happy, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart...
       我很开心，而且是那种发自肺腑的开心。
    2. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.
       我要衷心感谢每一个人。
15. PHRASE 找到…的真正起因；查寻到…的根源
    If you want to get to the bottom of a problem, you want to solve it by finding out its real cause.
    1. I have to get to the bottom of this mess.
       我必须查清造成这一混乱局面的真正原因。
16. 干杯
    Some people say bottoms up to each other just before drinking an alcoholic drink.
17. to scrape the bottom of the barrel → see: barrel

1. He sat at the bottom of the stairs
   他坐在最下面的一级楼梯上。
2. Answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.
   在第8页末尾可以找到答案。
3. There's an extra duvet in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
   橱柜最底层的抽屉里还有一床羽绒被。
4. Spread the onion slices on the bottom of the dish.
   把洋葱片铺在盘底。
5. The bottom had fallen out of the city's property market.
   该市的房地产市场已陷入极度低迷。
6. Malone sat down on the bottom of the bed.
   马隆在床脚坐下了。
7. He had worked in the theatre for many years, starting at the bottom.
   他从最基础的干起，已经从事戏剧工作很多年了。
8. He was always bottom of the class
   他一直是全班的最后一名。
9. The team is close to bottom of the League.
   这支球队快跌至联赛末席了。
10. If there was one thing she could change about her body it would be her bottom.
    如果能对自己的身体做一点改变，那她会选择臀部。
11. She wore blue tracksuit bottoms.
    她穿了一件蓝色田径裤。
12. The two systems are, at bottom, conceptual models
    这两个系统实质上是两种概念模式。
13. At bottom, such an attitude is born not of concern for your welfare, but out of fear of losing you.
    实际上，这种态度并非源自对你幸福的关心，而是出于害怕失去你。
14. Often I find that anger and resentment are at the bottom of the problem.
    我常常发现愤怒和不满是问题的真正根源。
15. I'm happy, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart
    我很开心，而且是那种发自肺腑的开心。
16. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart.
    我要衷心感谢每一个人。
17. I have to get to the bottom of this mess.
    我必须查清造成这一混乱局面的真正原因。
18. The bottom line is that it's not profitable
    最重要的一点是它无利可图。
19. See the bottom of this page for details of how to apply for this exciting offer
    有关如何申请这一令人兴奋的工作的详情请参见本页底部。
20. The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal
    结果引擎最终沉到了运河底。
21. The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
    花园的尽头留作了菜地。
22. The bottom chart shows the ratio of personal debt to personal income
    下面的图表显示了个人负债与个人收入之比。
23. Prices have hit rock bottom.
    价格跌到了谷底。
24. She was at rock bottom. Her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she.
    她整个人跌至了谷底。她漫长的爱情要告结束了，她也要崩溃了。
25. He was found dead at the bottom of a lift shaft.
    他被发现死在了电梯井的底部。
26. His head struck the bottom when he dived into the 6ft end of the pool
    他一头扎进6英尺深的游泳池时头撞到池底了。
27. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt
    我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
28. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain
    她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。
29. Boiling water cracked a cup acrossthe bottom.
    开水使杯底绷裂了。
30. The riveter riveted the metal sheets to the ship's bottom.
    铆工把薄金属板铆在船底上。

  bottom bed floor【导航词义：底部】

  bottom n. 底部，海底，河底

〔辨析〕词义最广泛，可指各种事物的最底端部分。

  bed n. 底座；（河）床

〔辨析〕指构成某物底部的一层，也指河、湖、海等的水底部分。

  floor n. 底，面，地板

〔辨析〕指海洋、山洞等的底，或建筑物中的地板、地面。

bottom out

1. 降到最低点；停止恶化
   to stop getting worse

n.

at bottom

• 归根结底；本质上；实际上
  used to say what sb/sth is really like
  1. Their offer to help was at bottom self-centred.
     他们提出要帮忙，这其实还是他们为自己考虑。

be/lie at the bottom of sth

• 是某事的根源（或起因、导火线）
  to be the original cause of sth, especially sth unpleasant

the bottom drops/falls out (of sth)

• （某行业）产品滞销；暴跌
  people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry
  1. The bottom has fallen out of the travel market.
     旅游市场出现了萧条局面。

bottoms up!

• 干杯
  used to express good wishes when drinking alcohol, or to tell sb to finish their drink

get to the bottom of sth

• 找到起因；挖出祸根
  to find out the real cause of sth, especially sth unpleasant

at the top/bottom of the heap

• 在（机构或社会的）顶层 / 底层
  high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society
  1. These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
     这些工人处在经济结构的底层。

from the (bottom of your) heart

• 真诚地；从内心（深处）
  in a way that is sincere
  1. I beg you, from the bottom of my heart, to spare his life.
     我诚心诚意地恳求你饶他一命吧。
  2. It was clearly an offer that came from the heart.
     那很明显是由衷的提议。

(at the) bottom/top of the pile

• 处于无足轻重的 / 举足轻重的地位
  in the least/most important position in a group of people or things

scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

• （因别无选择）将就，凑合
  to have to use whatever things or people you can get, because there is not much choice available

from top to bottom

• 从上到下；彻底地
  going to every part of a place in a very thorough way
  1. We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
     我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。

touch bottom

touch bottom

adj.

you can bet your life/your bottom dollar (on sth/(that)…)

• 肯定；毫无疑问
  used to say that you are certain that sth will happen
  1. You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.
     他肯定会迟到。

noun

1. a cargo ship
   1. they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms

   Synonym:    freightermerchantmanmerchant ship

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   1. he deserves a good kick in the butt
   2. are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?

   Synonym:    buttocksnatesarsebuttbacksidebumbunscanfundamenthindquartershind endkeisterposteriorpratrearrear endrumpsternseattailtail endtooshietushbehindderrierefannyass

3. the lower side of anything

   Synonym:    undersideundersurface

4. the lowest part of anything
   1. they started at the bottom of the hill

5. a depression forming the ground under a body of water
   1. he searched for treasure on the ocean bed

   Synonym:    bed

6. low-lying alluvial land near a river

   Synonym:    bottomland

7. the second half of an inning

   Synonym:    bottom of the inning

verb

1. come to understand

   Synonym:    penetratefathom

2. strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

3. provide with a bottom or a seat
   1. bottom the chairs

adj

1. the lowest rank
   1. bottom member of the class