They're laying the groundwork for deals.

他们正在为交易奠定基础。

You also laid the groundwork for turning the Mac into a virtual reality powerhouse.

你们还做了许多基础工作让虚拟现实在 Mac 中大显身手。

But really Duvalier was laying the groundwork for his next great step into politics.

但实际上，杜瓦利埃是在为他进入政坛的下一步奠定基础。

All right, so, first of all, let's just kind of lay the groundwork here.

首先，让我们聊聊基础的问题吧。

How does that affect, complicate or lay the groundwork for the storm that follows it?

这将如何影响、复杂化或为之后的风暴奠定基础？

More importantly, by doing this, all indications are that laid the groundwork for what came next.

更重要的是，一切迹象都表明这样的做法为接下来的行动奠定了基础。

The White House says Russia is laying the groundwork for the annexation of seized Ukrainian territory.

白宫称，俄罗斯正在为吞并其占领的乌克兰领土奠定基础。

The Marshall Plan helped legitimize and lay the groundwork for U.S. foreign aid programs that have come since.

马歇尔计划有助于美国的对外援助项目合法化，并为此奠定了基础。

He began planning his re-election and even laid the groundwork for secret talks with Mr Castro.

他开始筹划连任，甚至为与卡斯特罗的密谈做了准备工作。

We're going to lay the groundwork so we know exactly where the court is starting from.

我们要理解其中原因所在, 因此我们知道法院的出发点在何处。

Ultimately, the Abraham Accord lays the groundwork for finding a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

最终，亚伯拉罕协议为以色列和巴勒斯坦之间寻求持久和平奠定了基础。

Trump sent his new secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to Pyongyang to lay the groundwork for a meeting.

特朗普指派新任国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥前往平壤，为双方会谈做准备。

We know that officials from the administration were up on Capitol Hill laying the groundwork for this request.

我们知道，这届政府官员在国会山占上风，这为这一资金请求奠定了基础。

Together, without realizing it, Darwin and Mendel laid the groundwork for all of life sciences in the twentieth century.

达尔文和孟德尔一起为20世纪的全部生命科学奠定了基础，不过他们两个都没有意识到这一点。

These developments laid the groundwork for the modern field of antibiotics — currently home to our most effective TB treatments.

这些研发为当下的抗生素研究奠定了基础——目前抗生素是针对肺结核最有效的治疗手段。

In 1913, Bohr presented his eponymous model of the atom, which laid the groundwork for the future of quantum physics.

1913 年，玻尔提出了他的同名原子模型，为量子物理学的未来奠定了基础。

The overalls chore coat and the double front pant, laid the groundwork for Carhartt's brand, and they've remained relatively unchanged.

工装外套和双前裤为 Carhartt 的品牌奠定了基础，它们一直保持相对不变。

And critically, this move could lay the groundwork for the U.S. to recognize any future Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

关键是，此举可能为美国未来承认以色列吞并约旦河西岸奠定基础。

We need to lay the groundwork for this low-emissions transition.

我们需要为这种低排放转型奠定基础。

This foundation of knowledge lays the groundwork for future academic success.

这种知识基础为未来的学术成功奠定了基础。