/ˈbɒtəm ||; ˈbɑtəm/noun
1 [C] [usu.sing] the lowest part of sth 底部:
The house is at the bottom of a hill. 這座房子位於山腳。
I think I've got a pen in the bottom of my bag. 我想我的手提包最底下有筆。
The sea is so clear that you can see the bottom. 大海清澈見底。
2 [C] the flat surface on the outside of an object, on which it stands 底面:
There's a label on the bottom of the box. 箱底有個標簽。
3 [sing] the far end of sth 盡頭:
The bus stop is at the bottom of the road. 公共汽車站在馬路盡頭。
4 [sing] the lowest position in relation to other people, teams, etc (等級、職位等的)最底層:
She started at the bottom and now she's the Managing Director. 她由最底層做起,今天已經是總經理。
5 [C] the part of your body that you sit on 臀部;屁股:
He fell over and landed on his bottom. 他摔倒時屁股着地。
☞picture at body 見body插圖
6 bottoms [pl] the lower part of a piece of clothing that is in two parts 兩件式服裝的下身:
pyjama bottoms 睡褲
track suit bottoms 運動褲
be at the bottom of sth to be the cause of sth 爲…的起因;是…的根由:
I'm sure Molly Potter is at the bottom of all this. 我敢說全部都是莫利˙波特的緣故。
from the (bottom of your) heart→
HEART
get to the bottom of sth to find out the real cause of sth 弄清真相;摸清底細