Lingaku- to put sth on the bottom
- to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
- to lay the foundation
- to come last in the rankings
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to put sth on the bottom
- to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
- to lay the foundation
- to come last in the rankings
This meaning refers to the act of placing an object at the lowest position, often for support or as a base.
I put a book underneath to stop the table from wobbling.
This meaning is used when someone consumes a small amount of food to stave off hunger before the next meal.
If you're hungry, you can eat some snacks to tide you over.
This meaning implies establishing a base or groundwork for future development or action.
zhè这Xiàng项gōng chéng工程de的Chéng gōng成功xū yào需要wǒ men我们gòng tóng nǔ lì共同努力，diàn dǐ垫底zhā shi扎实de的jī chǔ基础。
The success of this project requires our collective effort to lay a solid foundation.
This meaning describes a situation where someone or something is rated at the lowest position in a competitive context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
diàn dǐ垫底de的to be at the bottomdiàn dǐ垫底le了to have come in lastdiàn dǐ垫底wèi zhi位置bottom positionzài在bǐ sài比赛Zhōng中diàn dǐ垫底to come last in the competitiondiàn dǐ垫底qiú duì球队the bottom teamdiàn dǐ垫底de的chéng jì成绩the lowest scorediàn dǐ垫底xuǎn shǒu选手the last-place contestantháo wú毫无xuán niàn悬念de地diàn dǐ垫底to come last without any doubtdiàn dǐ垫底zhě者the one who comes lastdiàn dǐ垫底zī jīn资金funds used to tide overdiàn dǐ垫底de的shēng huó生活a life of subsistencediàn dǐ垫底cān餐a meal to tide over until the next onediàn dǐ垫底de的jī chǔ基础a weak foundation