first base

英 [ˌfɜːst ˈbeɪs]

美 [ˌfɜːrst ˈbeɪs]

n.  一垒

习惯用语

n.

not get to first base (with sth/sb)
• （工程、关系等）未能顺利开始，未能跨出第一步
  to fail to make a successful start in a project, relationship, etc.; to fail to get through the first stage

牛津词典

noun

• 一垒
  the first of the bases that players must touch
  1. He didn't make it past first base.
     他未能跑过一垒。

英英释义

noun

• the initial stage in accomplishing something
  1. we didn't get to first base with that approach
• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
  Synonym:first
• the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball

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