basin /ˈbeisn/ n.［c］ 1.水盆，脸盆：a basin of… 一盆… We wash in a wash-basin.我们在盆里洗。The large basin in which one baths is a bath. 用于洗澡的大盆叫澡盆。2. 盆地，流域：an ocean basin 海洋盆地；Thames basin 泰晤士河流域