home base
US /ˈhoʊm ˌbeɪs/
UK /ˈhəʊm ˌbeɪs/
名詞
1.
總部, 大本營
the starting point or main headquarters of an activity or organization
範例:
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Our company's home base is in New York City.
我們公司的總部設在紐約市。
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After traveling for months, it's good to be back at home base.
旅行了幾個月後，回到大本營真好。
2.
本壘
the fourth base in baseball, which a player must touch to score a run
範例:
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The runner slid into home base, scoring the winning run.
跑壘員滑入本壘，贏得致勝分。
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He hit a grand slam, bringing all runners to home base.
他打出滿貫全壘打，將所有跑壘員帶回本壘。