名词

1. 盆；大碗
A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.

2. 同 washbasin
A basin is the same as a washbasin .

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

4. 盆地；洼地
In geography, a basin is a particular region of the world where the earth's surface is lower than in other places.

5. 泊船处
A basin is a partially enclosed area of deep water where boats or ships are kept.

1. a bowl-shaped vessel
usually used for holding food or liquids

e.g. she mixed the dough in a large basin

2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe
where you can wash your hands and face

e.g. he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face

Synonym: washbasinwashbowlwashstandlavatory

3. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

e.g. flood control in the Missouri basin

Synonym: river basinwatersheddrainage basincatchment areacatchment basindrainage area

4. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it

e.g. the basin of the Great Salt Lake

5. the quantity that a basin will hold

e.g. a basinful of water

Synonym: basinful