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　

Collins.2 / BNC.6028 / COCA.5279

同义词辨析

fountain spring【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。

〔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。

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
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。
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。

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.
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。
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。

noun

Can we swim in a fountain?
我们能在喷泉里游泳吗？
The brain is the ultimate fountain of ideas.
大脑是思想的根本源泉。
Snape wrote a receipt with a gold fountain pen
斯内普用金笔开了一张收据。
These fountain pens last a long time.
这种钢笔且使呢。
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。
Found their lovers by the butterfly fountain.
在蝴蝶泉边找到了自己的心上人。
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。
This is the cap of my fountain pen.
这是我的自来水笔的笔套。
So we put her in the fountain.
所以我们把她放进了喷泉。
Have we found the fountain of youth?
我们已经找青春之泉了么？