fountain

单词音标

fountain音标[\'fauntin]

汉语翻译

n. 水源, 源, 喷泉, 泉水, 本源

【医】 泉

词型变化

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

英语解释

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

例句

She dabbled her fingers in the fountain.

她用手指在喷泉中玩水。

She dabbled her hands in the fountain.

她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。

The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.

这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。

详细解释

foun.tain

n.（名词）

An artificially created jet or stream of water.

人造喷泉，喷泉水：一个人造的喷嘴或一股人造水流

A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.

人造喷泉：一种装饰性的能使水流喷出的装置

A spring, especially the source of a stream.

泉源：一股喷泉，尤指溪流的源泉

A reservoir or chamber containing a supply of liquid that can be siphoned off as needed.

液体贮存器：一个贮水的器皿或容器，需要水时便可从中喷出来

A soda fountain.

汽水桶，冷饮柜

A point of origin or dissemination; a source:

源头，来源：发源的源头或传播的源头；来源：

例句：

the library, a fountain of information.

图书馆是信息的源头

v.intr.tr.（不及物动词和及物动词）

foun.tained,foun.tain.ing,foun.tains

To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.

（像喷泉般）流动：（使）泉水般地喷出或涌出

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old French fontaine

源自 古法语 fontaine

from Late Latin font3na

源自 后期拉丁语 font3na

from Latin [feminine of] font3nus [of a spring]

源自 拉丁语 [] font3nus的阴性词 [喷泉的]

from fôns font- [spring]

源自 fôns font- [喷泉]