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Meaning of 保底

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保 bǎo 底 dǐ
to break even; to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
Example Sentences
1
他决定增兵阿富汗但却小心的设置了保底的撤退时间
。
He reinforced the troops in Afghanistan, but set a date to start withdrawing, a careful bit of bet-hedging.
2
对于那些认为可以把中等学校作为保底的学生们
,
再想一想吧
。
For those students who think they can bank on getting into a middle-tier school, think again.
3
英国的投资者指出
,
监管机构如果发现某期回报过高
,
会对后期进行调整
,
回报有封顶却无保底
。
As investors in Britain have found, high returns in one period cause the regulator to adjust his calculations for the next, so that the upside is capped whereas the downside is not.
4
Michael
是很多美国大学都很乐意录取的学生
,
他将自己的目标定位在常春藤
(
杜克大学是他的保底校
)
。
Michael is a student many American campuses would love to have, and he's set on the Ivy League (Duke is his safety school).
5
而且三也是个神奇的数字
:
第一个学校是
“
预期学校
”
,
第二个学校是
“
最有可能录取的学校
”
,
而第三个则是
“
保底学校
”
。
Three was the magic number: one school was "a reach, " one considered "most likely to be accepted" and one that ranked as a safety school.