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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++based /beɪst/ adjective  1 [not before noun] if you are based somewhere, that is the place where you work or where your main business is 办公地点在的;以为总部的 It is a professional service based at our offices in Oxford. 这项专业服务由我们在牛津的办事处提供。London-based/New York-based etc a London-based firm of accountants 总部设在伦敦的一家会计师事务所2 oil-based/carbon-based/computer-based etc used to describe the basic feature or part of something 油基的/碳基的/计算机化的 computer-based teaching 计算机化教学 community-based services 社区服务 carbon-based fuels 碳基燃料3 broadly-based based on many kinds of things or people 有广泛基础的 a broadly-based government of national reconciliation 促进民族和解、有着广泛基础的政府
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basedGeneral practice based education is still a marginal activity.If they sail independently we have to pay additional yacht insurance and keep a shore based engineer on call to support you.This can be termed politically based inequality.He asked a street trader, who said they were the police, London based law officers.Prices based on a multiple of earnings tend to require more detailed and thorough completion accounts than net asset value based prices.Geographically based organisations Geographically based organisations such as retail businesses readily spring to mind.Recent advances in remote sensing and computer based processing of digital imagery may overcome such problems.
From Longman Business Dictionarybasedbased /beɪst/ adjective if a company is based somewhere, that is the place where it carries out its businessThe existing business is based in London but the owners may be willing to move.a Chicago-based publisher
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based /beɪst/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: base, the basics, basis; adjective: baseless, basic, based; verb: base; adverb: basically
1. [not before noun] if you are based somewhere, that is the place where you work or where your main business is:
    It is a professional service based at our offices in Oxford.
    London-based/New York-based etc
    a London-based firm of accountants
2. oil-based/carbon-based/computer-based etc used to describe the basic feature or part of something:
    computer-based teaching
    community-based services
    carbon-based fuels
3. broadly-based based on many kinds of things or people:
    a broadly-based government of national reconciliation


🔑 basedBrE /beɪst/ 🔊NAmE /beɪst/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] 🔑 ~ (on sth) if one thing is based on another, it uses it or is developed from it (以某事)为基础(或根据)The movie is based on a real-life incident. 这部电影以真实事件为蓝本。🔊🔊The report is based on figures from six different European cities. 报告的依据是欧洲六个不同城市的数据。🔊🔊🔑 (also in compounds 亦构成复合词) if a person or business is based in a particular place, that is where they live or work, or where the work of the business is done 在…居住(或工作);基地(或总部)在…We're based in Chicago. 我们住在芝加哥。🔊🔊a Chicago-based company总部设在芝加哥的公司🔑 -based (in compounds 构成复合词) containing sth as an important part or feature 以…为重要部分(或特征);以…为主lead-based paints铅基涂料a class-based society以阶级为特征的社会   see also broad-based