laying foundation

基本解释

The two common phrases in modern Chinese, "laying foundation" and "making sacrifice", come from the shocking custom of archaic times.
现代汉语中常用的“奠基”和“献身”两个词，来源于上古时期骇人听闻的习俗。
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Objective To assess home health care needs of the elderly and find out the contents of gerontic home health care service, laying foundation for later study of home health care service model.
目的调查和评估社区老年人的健康现状与家庭护理服务需求，确定老年家庭护理服务内容，为规范老年家庭护理服务的开展和家庭护理服务模式的研究奠定基础。
This thesis, combining theory study and demonstration analysis, illustrate the studying theory and means of Forest ecology environment value first, laying foundation of demonstration analysis.
本文以理论研究与实证分析相结合的原则，首先详细阐述了森林生态环境价值研究的理论与方法，为进一步的实证研究奠定了基础。

He says he hopes the U.S.and Burma could "take advantage of these gestures as a way to begin laying a foundation of goodwill and confidence-building in the future."

The decisions that aren't just about the bottom line, but they're about laying that foundation for the next generation.
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"Genomics is right now at the stage of laying the foundation, " says Lander.
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But more importantly, it's laying the foundation for where we need to go.
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