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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- fountain
['fauntɪn]
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1.
noun
[c]
[lit]
喷泉
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2.
noun
[liter]
[fig]
[of liquid]
大量
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- fountain
[ˈfaʊntɪn]
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1.
n.[c]
喷水池
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2.
n.[u]
泉，泉水
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3.
n.[u]
喷水，喷泉
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4.
n.[c]
人造喷水装置
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5.
n.[c]
来源，源头，源泉
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fountain
['faυntɪn]
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1.
n
a jet or spray of water or some other liquid
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2.
n
a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc
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3.
n
a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream
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4.
n
a stream, jet, or cascade of sparks, lava, etc
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5.
n
a principal source or origin
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6.
n
a reservoir or supply chamber, as for oil in a lamp
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7.
n
short for drinking fountain
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8.
n
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fons spring, source
Examples
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a fountain of knowledge
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知识的源泉
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There is a new fountain in the park.
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这个公园里有座新喷泉。
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There was a fountain at the end of the park.
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公园的尽头有个喷泉。
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The water gushed forth from a fountain.
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水从喷泉里涌出来。
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The fountain is streaming with water.
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水从这个泉源中不断漫溢出来。
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a fountain stood at the front of the building
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我一哈腰把钢笔掉在地上了。
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As I bent over, my fountain pen fell to the ground.
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