foundations [fɑʊn'deɪʃəns]

例句:

• If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down.
  如果地基不牢，房子将会倒塌。
  
• Sweden then boasted two universities, both ancient foundations.
  来自M. Meyer
• Emotional conflict may shake the foundations of even the strongest relationship.
  情感冲突可以动摇哪怕是最牢固的人际关系的基础。
  
• The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school.
  建筑工人正开始给新校舍打地基。
  
• It was never rebuilt and only the foundations remain.
  来自BBC
• But fissures are showing in China's economic foundations.
  来自WSJ