basket /ˈbæskɪt/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪt/ noun plural baskets
/ˈbæskɪt/ Brit /ˈbɑːskɪt/
noun
plural baskets
Learner's definition of BASKET
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a : a container usually made by weaving together long thin pieces of material篮;筐;篓 -
wicker/straw/wire baskets柳条筐;草篮;铁丝筐
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a fruit basket = a basket filled with fruit水果篮
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a laundry basket [=a basket that holds dirty clothes]洗衣篮
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They brought their lunch in a picnic basket.他们用一个野餐提篮带来了自己的午餐。
— see also breadbasket, handbasket, wastebasket b : the amount contained in a basket一篮,一筐,一篓(的量) 2 basketball
a : a net hanging from a thin metal ring that the ball must go through in order to score points(篮球运动中的)篮 b : a successful shot投篮得分;投球中篮
put all your eggs in one basket
— see 1egg
— basketful
noun, plural basketfuls [count]