- [countable, usually singular]
the lowest part of something 底部；最下部 the bottom of the screen/stairs/hill 屏风/楼梯/小山的底部 - at the bottom of something
Footnotes are given at the bottom of each page. 脚注附于每页的下端。 - at the bottom
The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile). 我想要的书就压在（那堆书的）最下面。 The wind blew through gaps at the top and bottom of the door. 风从门顶部和底部的缝隙吹进来了。 farmers who lived in the valley bottoms 住在谷底的农民
Synonyms bottombottom- base
- foundation
- foot
- bottom [usually sing.] the lowest part of something:
- base [usually sing.] the lowest part of something, especially the part or surface on which it rests or stands:
The lamp has a heavy base. 这盏灯的底座很沉。
- foundation [usually pl.] a layer of stone, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building:
to lay the foundations of the new school 给新校舍打地基
- foot [sing.] the lowest part of something:
At the foot of the stairs she turned to face him. 她在楼梯底转过身来面对着他。
bottom or foot? 用 bottom 还是 foot？ - at/near/towards the bottom/base/foot of something
- on the bottom/base of something
- (a) firm/solid/strong base/foundation(s)
Extra ExamplesHe reached the bottom of the steps in no time. 他很快下到了楼梯底部。 We rode along the bottom of the valley. 我们开车沿着山谷底部前行。 We walked to the bottom of the hill. 我们走到山脚。 She was waiting near the bottom of the stairs. 她在楼梯底部附近等着。 There are subtitles along the bottom of the screen. 屏幕底部有字幕。 It took them six hours to reach the bottom of the mountain. 他们花了六个小时才到达山脚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- arrive at
- fall to
- get to
- …
- end
- half
- along the bottom
- at the bottom
- from the bottom
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
the part of something that faces downwards and is not usually seen （朝下的）底，底面 The bottom of the pan was all sticky. 锅底粘糊糊的。 - on the bottom of something
The ingredients are listed on the bottom of the box 配料列在盒子的底部
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- arrive at
- fall to
- get to
- …
- end
- half
- along the bottom
- at the bottom
- from the bottom
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
the lowest surface on the inside of a container （容器内的）底 Line the bottom of the cage with newspaper. 给笼子底部垫上报纸。 - at the bottom of something
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。
Extra Examplesa case with a false bottom 有活底的箱子 strange sounds from the bottom of the well 井底传来的奇怪声音 Allow the tea leaves to settle to the bottom of the cup. 让茶叶沉到杯底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- arrive at
- fall to
- get to
- …
- end
- half
- along the bottom
- at the bottom
- from the bottom
- …
- [singular]
the ground below the water in a lake, the sea, a swimming pool, etc. （湖、河、游泳池等的）底；水底 I feel safe as long as I can touch the bottom. 只要能摸到底，我就有安全感。 - on the bottom (of something)
He dived in and hit his head on the bottom. 他跳进水里，头撞到了池底。 - to the bottom (of something)
The boat sank to the bottom of the sea. 船沉入海底。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2She could only just touch the bottom. 她刚刚能触到底。 These fish spend most of their lives on the river bottom. 这些鱼大部分时间都在河底度过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- arrive at
- fall to
- get to
- …
- end
- half
- along the bottom
- at the bottom
- from the bottom
- …
- [singular]
the lowest position in a class, on a list, etc.; a person, team, etc. that is in this position （班级、名单等的）最末位置；排名最后的人（或团队等） When the list came out, my name was near the bottom. 名单出来的时候，我的名字就在底部附近。 I was always bottom of the class in math. 我的数学成绩总是班上最后一名。 - at the bottom of something
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 - at the bottom
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。
Extra ExamplesHe's near the bottom of the class. 他在班里快垫底了。 He started at the bottom and worked his way up through the company. 他从公司最底层干起，一步步升至高层。 Things are much worse at the bottom of the educational ladder. 在教育阶梯的底部，情况要糟糕得多。 In terms of economic performance, we are near the bottom of the table. 就经济表现而言，我们已接近垫底。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bottom- start at
- work up from
- at the bottom
- near the bottom
- towards/toward the bottom
- …
opposite top - [countable] (especially British English)
the part of the body that you sit on 屁股；臀部 We sat on our bottoms on the damp grass. 我们坐在潮湿的草地上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- slap
- smack
- spank
- …
- [countable, usually plural]
the lower part of a set of clothes that consists of two pieces 套装的裙（或裤） a pair of pyjama/tracksuit bottoms 一条睡裤／运动裤 a bikini bottom 比基尼泳装的短裤
- [singular] (especially British English)
the part of something that is furthest from you, your house, etc. …尽头 - [countable]
the lower part of a ship that is below the surface of the water （吃水线以下的）船底，船身 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- arrive at
- fall to
- get to
- …
- end
- half
- along the bottom
- at the bottom
- from the bottom
- …
(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of bottom mentioned 有…底的 a flat-bottomed boat 平底船
lowest part底部
of container容器
of lake/sea/pool
lowest position最末位置
part of body身体部位
clothing衣服
end of something尾端
of ship船
-bottomed有…底
Word OriginOld English botm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bodem ‘bottom, ground’ and German Boden ‘ground, earth’.
Idioms
at bottom
at the top/bottom of the heap
be/lie at the bottom of something
to be the original cause of something, especially something unpleasant 是某事的根源（或起因、导火线） We need to find out what lies at the bottom of these fears. 我们需要找出这些恐惧的根源。 I'd love to know what lies at the bottom of all this. 我想知道这一切究竟是怎么一回事。
the bottom drops/falls out (of something)
people stop buying or using the products of a particular industry （某行业）产品滞销；销量暴跌
(at the) bottom/top of the pile
in the least/most important position in a group of people or things 处于无足轻重的／举足轻重的地位 It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile. 20年前，一名英国球员就已经登顶了。 The government is doing little to help those on the bottom of the social pile. 政府几乎没有采取任何措施帮助处于社会底层的人。
bottoms up!
- (informal)
used to express good wishes when drinking alcohol, or to tell somebody to finish their drink 干杯
from the (bottom of your) heart
from top to bottom
get to the bottom of something
to find out the real cause of something, especially something unpleasant 找到起因；挖出祸根 I won’t rest until I’ve got to the bottom of this! 我不会休息，直到我弄清楚这件事！ The only way to get to the bottom of it is to confront the chairman. 弄清事情真相的唯一方法就是跟主席对质。
race to the bottom (经济学
a situation in which companies and countries compete with each other to produce goods as cheaply as possible by paying low wages and giving workers poor conditions and few rights 逐底竞争（企业或国家通过降低工资、劳动条件和工人权利以尽可能降低生产成本的竞争） They are caught in the cheap food syndrome, the race to the bottom, the chase for the lowest cost of production globally. 他们陷入了廉价食品综合症，竞相杀入谷底，追逐全球最低的生产成本。
scrape (the bottom of) the barrel
- (disapproving)
to have to use things or people that are not the best or most suitable because the ones that were the best or most suitable are no longer available （因别无选择）将就，凑合
touch bottom
to reach the ground at the bottom of an area of water 触到水底 I put my feet down and touched bottom. 我把脚放下，摸摸屁股。
to reach the worst possible state or condition 到最坏境况；到最低点；跌到谷底 Her career really touched bottom with that movie. 那部电影真的使她的事业跌至谷底。