n.基礎(chǔ)；根基
They had laid the groundwork for future development. 他們?yōu)榇撕蟮陌l(fā)展奠定了基礎(chǔ)。
He laid the groundwork for a good command of French at high school. 他在中學(xué)里打下了很好的法文基礎(chǔ)。
