groundwork [ˈgraʊndwɜ:rk]

例句:

• Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.
  在智利会面的外交官们已经为那些对未来影响深远的环境保护条例的制定打好了基础。
  
• These courses provide the groundwork of statistical theory.
  这些课程介绍的是统计学理论的基础。
  
• Yesterday's meeting was to lay the groundwork for the task ahead.
  昨天的会议是为以后的工作做准备。
  
• Beta-amyloid is thought to lay the groundwork for dementia.
  来自NEWYORKER
• A case of laying the groundwork for the real negotiations.
  来自K. Ishiguro
• Berggruen has also been laying the groundwork for a project in Europe.
  来自WSJ