fountain

名词 fountain:

1. a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
2. a natural flow of ground water
   同义词：spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
3. an artificially produced flow of water
   同义词：jet
4. a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
   同义词：fount

1. She dabbled her fingers in the fountain.
   她用手指在喷泉中玩水。
2. She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
   她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。
3. 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。

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]