1. It is rather damp in the basement.
    地下室很潮湿。

1. 基盘：伴随平滑断层作用(strike-slip faulting)产生的褶皱作用...当断层只切过基盘(basement)而未切穿上覆的沈积岩岩层时:...则断层作用时,上覆的岩层会因为断层的相对运动引起的

1. 地下室；地下层
    The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.

    e.g. They bought an old schoolhouse to live in and built a workshop in the basement...
           他们买了一处老校舍当住房，然后在地下室里建了一个作坊。
    e.g. They live in a basement flat in North London.
           他们住在伦敦北部的一所地下公寓里。

1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level
    often used for storage

    Synonym: cellar

2. the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture