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fountain

英 [ˈfaʊntən]

美 [ˈfaʊntn]

n.  人工喷泉; 喷水池; 喷泉; (液体或其他物质的)喷射,涌流; 丰富来源; 源泉

复数:fountains 过去式:fountained 现在分词:fountaining 

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同义词辨析

fountainspring【导航词义:泉】

fountainn. 喷泉
〔辨析〕
指花园或公园里装饰性的人工喷泉。
〔例证〕
the ornamental fountain in the park
公园里的装饰性喷泉
There is a fountain in my garden.
我花园里有一个喷泉。
springn. 泉
〔辨析〕
指天然泉源。
〔例证〕
She prefers spring water to any other kind of water.
她喜欢泉水胜过任何其他种类的水。
There are many hot springs in the city.
这个城市有许多温泉。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 人工喷泉;喷水池
      a structure from which water is sent up into the air by a pump , used to decorate parks and gardens/yards
      1. 喷泉;(液体或其他物质的)喷射,涌流
        a strong flow of liquid or of another substance that is forced into the air
        1. The amplifier exploded in a fountain of sparks.
          放大器爆炸,喷射出火星。
      2. 丰富来源;源泉
        a rich source or supply of sth
        1. Tourism is a fountain of wealth for the city.
          旅游业是该市的重要收入来源。

      柯林斯词典

      • 喷泉;喷水池
        Afountainis an ornamental feature in a pool or lake which consists of a long narrow stream of water that is forced up into the air by a pump.
        1. N-COUNT 喷射;喷涌
          Afountainofa liquid is an amount of it which is sent up into the air and falls back.
          1. The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock 650 feet in the air.
            这座火山喷射出的岩浆高达650英尺。
        2. N-COUNT 源泉;根源;来源
          If you describe a person or thing as afountain ofsomething, you mean they are an important source of it and supply a lot of it.
          1. You are a fountain of ideas.
            你就是思想的源泉。

        英英释义

        noun

        • a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
            Synonym:fount
          1. an artificially produced flow of water
              Synonym:jet
            1. a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
              1. a natural flow of ground water
                  Synonym:springoutflowoutpouringnatural spring

                双语例句

                • Any true lover casting a pin into the fountain and gazing into it will see his or her future partner
                  只要你心诚,往喷泉里扔下一根大头针,然后盯着泉水看,就能看见未来伴侣的影子。
                • Swashing against the rocks, the breakers sent up a fountain of spray.
                  海水冲击礁石,激起高高的浪花。
                • Ten minutes later we were sluicing off dust at the fountain in the town centre.
                  10分钟之后,我们就在市中心的喷泉里冲洗身上的灰尘了。
                • So we put her in the fountain.
                  所以我们把她放进了喷泉。
                • The fountain was comprised of three stone basins.
                  那个喷泉由三个石砌水池组成。
                • 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'
                  “喷泉中间的那个是什么东西?”——“估计是塑像什么的吧。”
                • He gave me a fountain pen, which I kept to this day.
                  他给了我一支自来水笔,我一直保存到今天。
                • The brain is the ultimate fountain of ideas.
                  大脑是思想的根本源泉。
                • The fountain flows with a merry gurgle.
                  泉水淙淙。
                • I lost my fountain pen.
                  我的钢笔遗失了。