名詞 basin:

1. a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
2. the quantity that a basin will hold
   同義詞：basinful
3. a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
4. the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries
   同義詞：river basin
5. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face
   同義詞：washbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory

1. The basin was brim-full (of water).
   盆(里的水)已經(jīng)滿到邊了。
2. This basin is made of iron.
   這個盆子是鐵做的。
3. The metal basin clattered down the stone stairs.
   金屬盆子沿著石階滾了下去，發(fā)出咣啷聲。
4. This basin is only plate so it's not very valuable.
   這個盆子是鍍金金屬的，所以不太值錢。
5. The basin is made of synthetic resin.
   這個盆是用合成樹脂做的。
6. He first poured some water in the basin.
   他先在臉盆里倒了一些水。
7. He washed his hands in a basin.
   他在盆里洗了手。

ba.sin

n.（名詞）

An open, shallow, usually round container used especially for holding liquids.
盆：一種敞口的，淺的，通常為圓形的容器，特別是用來盛液體
The amount that such a vessel can hold.
一盆之量：這種容器所能盛的容量
A washbowl; a sink.
洗手盆；水池

An artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water level remains unaffected by tidal changes.
內(nèi)港，內(nèi)灣：留作河流或港口專用的人工圍起的區(qū)域，潮水變化不致使水位受影響
A small enclosed or partly enclosed body of water.
水洼,潭：一片少量或部分被圍的水域
A region drained by a single river system:
流域：一條河流系統(tǒng)所流經(jīng)的區(qū)域：
例句：
the Amazon basin.
亞馬孫流域

Geology
【地質(zhì)學】
A broad tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a common center.
盆地：巖層向共同的中心傾斜的廣大陸地區(qū)域
A large, bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.
凹地，海盆：在陸地或海底平面的一種大的，碗狀的凹地

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French bacin
源自 古法語 bacin
from Vulgar Latin *bacconum
源自 俗拉丁語 *bacconum
from *baccus [container]
源自 *baccus [容器]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語的]

【引伸】
ba.sinal
adj.（形容詞）