Word · Frequency #6028
fountain
喷泉；人工喷水装置
A decorative structure that sends a stream or jet of water into the air, often found in gardens or public squares.
- 1.
A natural source of water; a spring.
天然水源；泉。
- 2.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
人工喷水结构
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
a natural flow of ground water
天然地下水涌流
- 5.
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
人造喷泉的出水构筑物。
- 6.
an artificially produced flow of water
人工水流
- 7.
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
可从中汲取液体的蓄水池。
- 8.
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
(恩惠、知识等的)源泉或起源。
- 9.
A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
圆形纹章图案,银白与蓝色波浪形条纹相间。
- 10.
A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
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。
- 11.
A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
地面烟花,喷射出类似水喷泉的火花。
- 12.
Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
运作方式类似喷泉的事物。
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
In use
The children were playing in the fountain in the park.
A natural fountain gushed from the rock formation.
The city installed several new drinking fountains along the main street.
a fountain of [noun]
此结构可字面指喷泉，也可比喻指大量涌出的东西。
The library is a fountain of knowledge.
图书馆是知识的源泉。
fountain in/at/on [location]
常用介词in/at/on描述喷泉的位置。
There is a beautiful fountain in the center of the square.
广场中央有一座美丽的喷泉。
drink from a fountain
注意fountain常指饮水喷泉（water fountain）。
Connections
Collocations
- water 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。
- drinking fountain
- 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。
- fountain pen
- 钢笔
- He wrote the letter with a vintage fountain pen.他用一支复古钢笔写了这封信。
- fountain of youth
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个“方”形的喷泉头喷出水柱，“fountain”音似“方头”。
Context & Register
该词常指人工喷水结构，用于公园、广场等公共场所，中性偏正式，也可指天然泉涌。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为fountains
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'mountain' shares the /aʊ/ vowel of 'fountain' and a similar ending; however, 'fountain' may have a glottal stop instead of /t/. The other words are spelling lookalikes with different vowel sounds.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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