Word · Frequency #633
source
获取；采购
to obtain or procure something, especially a business resource
- 1.
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
获取或采购,尤指商业资源
- 2.
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
查找引文的来源
查明出处；查证来源；获取或采购,尤指商业资源；查找引文的来源
In use
The restaurant sources its seafood from a small fishing village every morning.
We sourced these materials from a reliable supplier in Germany.
Can you source this quotation for me?
Verb forms
base source · third person sources · -ing sourcing · past sourced · past participle sourced
规则动词，常作及物动词，与from搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- source materials
- 采购材料
- The factory sources materials from several suppliers.这家工厂从多家供应商采购材料。
- source products
- 采购产品
- We source our products directly from local workshops.我们直接从当地作坊采购产品。
- source locally
- 在本地采购
- Many restaurants now choose to source locally.许多餐厅现在选择在本地采购。
- source from
- 从……采购
- The brand sources its cotton from organic farms.该品牌的棉花采购自有机农场。
- source information
- 查找…的来源/出处
- You should source information from official websites.你应该从官方网站查找信息出处。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 source 想成'sōu（搜）资源'：商人'搜'寻货源，编辑'搜'查引文出处（source→sourced）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：商务采购/供应链、学术写作/引文核实 source 作动词时有“采购/获取”和“查证引文出处”两个常见用法。前者多用于商务或供应链场景，后者多见于学术写作；日常口语中相对少用。实际使用时可根据搭配词（如 source from... / source a quote）判断语义，并保持正式或工作场合的语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式英语中，这些词都与 source /sɔrs/ 押韵，读作 /ɔrs/。注意 source 和 course 中的 'ou' 读 /ɔr/，不是 /aʊ/。course 和 coarse 同音，horse 和 hoarse 同音。但 sauce /sɔs/ 和 sour /saʊər/ 虽然拼写相近，读音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.