a fountain of sth
用于比喻恩惠、知识等的来源,sth 多为抽象名词。
The old professor was a fountain of knowledge about local history.
这位老教授是当地历史知识的源泉。
泉；天然泉源；源泉；根源；蓄液器；储液槽；（杂耍的）喷泉式抛接；地面喷泉式烟花
A decorative structure that sends a stream or jet of water into the air, often found in gardens or public squares.
天然水源；泉。
A natural source of water; a spring.
人工喷水结构
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
人造装饰性水景,通常设于花园或公共场所,由从雕像等构筑物喷出的水流组成。
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
天然地下水涌流
a natural flow of ground water
人造喷泉的出水构筑物。
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
人工水流
an artificially produced flow of water
可从中汲取液体的蓄水池。
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
(恩惠、知识等的)源泉或起源。
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
圆形纹章图案,银白与蓝色波浪形条纹相间。
A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
杂耍中的喷泉式抛接,通常使用偶数个道具,每件道具由同只手抛出并接住。
A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
地面烟花,喷射出类似水喷泉的火花。
A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
运作方式类似喷泉的事物。
Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
The children were playing in the fountain in the park.
孩子们在公园的喷泉里玩耍。
用法提示：这里 fountain 指公园里的人工喷水结构。
A natural fountain gushed from the rock formation.
一股天然泉水从岩石构造中涌出。
用法提示：这里 fountain 指天然地下水的涌流。
The city installed several new drinking fountains along the main street.
城市在主要街道上安装了几个新的饮水喷泉。
用法提示：这里 fountains 是复数形式，指人工水流设施。
用于比喻恩惠、知识等的来源,sth 多为抽象名词。
The old professor was a fountain of knowledge about local history.
这位老教授是当地历史知识的源泉。
指具体的人造喷泉时,常用 in 或 at 引出其所在的地点。
Children were playing around the fountain in the square.
孩子们在广场上的喷泉周围玩耍。
用比喻描写水流、火花等向上喷涌的样子。
Sparks flew up from the bonfire like a fountain.
火花像喷泉一样从篝火中飞溅起来。
多用于文学比喻，不具体指人工喷水结构
常用于比喻，不指具体的喷泉装置
grammar · medium
易错句子There is fountain in the center of the square.
正确表达There is a fountain in the center of the square.
fountain 是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an；这里泛指广场上有一座喷泉，所以用 a fountain。
grammar · medium
易错句子The park has many fountain.
正确表达The park has many fountains.
many 后接可数名词复数，fountain 的复数是 fountains，不能保留单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children drank the fountain.
正确表达The children drank from the fountain.
drink 表示“喝”时，若宾语是容器或水源（fountain），要用 drink from 表示“从……喝”；fountain 本身不是可喝的液体。
作为人工喷水结构，其反义概念为排水结构，如排水沟
spring 指地下水自然涌出地面的地方，强调天然形成，多为涓涓细流；fountain 主要指人工建造、装饰性的喷水景观，水由喷嘴或雕塑喷出。作“源头、起因”的比喻义时两者都可，但 spring 更书面、更文学化，常见于 a spring of… 结构；fountain 则多见于 a fountain of wisdom/youth 等固定搭配。美式英语中天然泉常说 spring，英式也常说 water spring，指天然泉水时一般不用 fountain。
well 是人工挖凿、向地下取水的井，水藏在井中，需要汲取，看不见水流；fountain 是让水喷出或流淌的观赏装置，水是流动、可见的。两者用途不同：well 用来取水，fountain 用来观赏或装饰。另外 well 还可作形容词“健康的”或副词“好地”，与 fountain 毫无关系，注意别看错词性。
source 泛指事物产生或获得的地方，可用于信息、能量、河流、污染等，范围最广，语气中性；fountain 用于比喻时限于抽象事物的丰富来源，且带文学色彩，多见于 a fountain of wisdom/youth 一类搭配。指河流的发源地通常说 source（或 source of the river），不说 fountain。
饮水机；喷泉
The children were playing around the water fountain in the park.
孩子们正在公园的喷泉周围玩耍。
饮水器
She took a sip from the drinking fountain to quench her thirst.
她从饮水器喝了一口水来解渴。
钢笔
He wrote the letter with a vintage fountain pen.
他用一支复古钢笔写了这封信。
青春之泉
Many explorers sought the mythical fountain of youth.
许多探险家寻找传说中的青春之泉。
fountain + head
fountain + pen
drinking + fountain
soda + fountain
fountain + of + youth
青春之泉
She believes that exercise is the fountain of youth.
她相信锻炼是青春之泉。
知识之泉
The professor was a fountain of knowledge on ancient history.
这位教授是古代史知识的宝库。
灵感源泉
Nature has always been a fountain of inspiration for artists.
大自然一直是艺术家灵感的源泉。
青春之泉……那是个神话。还是说不是？
The Fountain of Youth... it's a myth. Or is it?
青春之泉……那是个神话。还是说不是？
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