asin
n
1 = wash-basin (wash).
2 round open bowl for holding liquids or for preparing food in 盆. =>illus at bucket 见bucket之插图.
3 hollow place where water collects (eg a stone structure at the base of a fountain) 水洼; 水槽; 水池(如喷泉下方之石结构盛水池).
4 deep, almost land-locked, harbour 几乎全部被陆地围绕的深港; 内湾
a yacht basin 游艇的小港湾.
5 depression in the earth´s surface; round valley 洼地; 盆地
The village lay in a peaceful basin surrounded by hills. 那村庄座落在平静的山坳里.
6 area of land drained by a river 流域
the Thames basin 泰晤士河流域.