プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
じばん【地盤】
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❶〔地面〕the ground
硬い［軟らかい］地盤
firm [soft] ground
地盤がゆるい
The ground is not firm.
❷〔土台〕the foundation
地盤を固める
solidify the foundation
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❶〔基礎〕the foundation；〔成功に通ずる足場〕a foothold
将来発展の地盤を築いた
He laid the foundation for future progress.
❷〔政党の後援者たち〕a constituency, support；〔選挙の〕one's electoral 「power base [turf]；〔勢力範囲〕one's sphere of influence
農村を地盤として国会議員に立候補した
He ran for the Diet with an agricultural area as his 「power base [foothold].
自民党の地盤に食い込んだ
They cut into the LDP's support.
地盤沈下
❶〔地面の〕subsidence
この地方では地盤沈下が数年続いている
The ground has been sinking in this area for several years.
❷〔政党の〕a decline in support
当地では近年共和党の地盤沈下が続いている
The Republicans have been losing support here recently.