fountain 详细解释

fountain

['fauntin]

n.喷泉, 源泉, 储水容器, 泉水
v.使像喷泉一样流

n.[C]

1. 泉水; 喷泉; 水源

2. 人造喷泉; 喷水池

A beautiful stone fountain was set in the middle of the garden.

花园中央砌造了一个漂亮的石头喷水池。

3. 喷泉式饮水器

4. (知识等的)源泉; 根源[(+of)]

Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.

古希腊是智慧和哲学的源泉。

词形变化

动词过去式: fountained | 动词过去分词: fountained | 动词现在分词: fountaining | 动词第三人称单数: fountains |

词义辨析

同义:

n.泉水; 喷泉式饮水器

spring  spout  spray

n.水源; 根源

source  

同义参见:

well  geyser  font  jet  

英英释义

名词 fountain:

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

a natural flow of ground water

同义词:spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring

an artificially produced flow of water

同义词:jet

a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

同义词:fount

补充

fountainfountain英:[ˈfauntin] 美:[ˈfaʊntən]n.1.喷水; 喷泉The fountain plays only at weekend.这个喷泉仅在周末喷水。2.来源, 根源, 源泉Ancient Greece was a fountain of wisdom and philosophy.古希腊是智慧和哲学的发源地。

例句

1. The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock 650 feet in the air.火山喷到空中的熔岩有650英尺高。 2. the splashing fountains of the Villa d'Este埃斯特庄园里飞溅的喷泉 3. You are a fountain of ideas.你真是个点子大王。 4. little fountains of dust.喷泉般涌出的灰尘。 5. the government always quote this report as the fountain of truth.政府老是引用这份报告,把它当作真理的源泉。 6. she watched the blood fountaining from her wrists.她看着血从手腕喷涌而出。 7. a fountain of blood/sparks血如泉涌;火花四溅 8. an elaborate marble fountain精美的大理石喷泉 9. The crowd gathered around the fountain in the plaza.人群聚集在广场的喷泉周围。 10. a fountain of water喷出的水流 11. a fountain of flame/sparks火焰/火星的喷射 12. She is a fountain [=fount] of knowledge/wisdom.她是知识/智慧的源泉。 13. an endless fountain of inspiration取之不竭的灵感源泉