n.喷泉；源泉；储水容器；泉水

v.使像喷泉一样流

She dabbled her fingers in the fountain. 她用手指在喷泉中玩水。

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。

Social life is the fountain of wisdom of writers. 社会生活是作家们智慧的源泉。

The brain is the ultimate fountain of ideas. 大脑是思想的根本源泉。

OK. You go out and get a drink of water at the fountain. 好。你出去在饮水机那儿喝点水吧。

The fountain babbled its familiar music. 泉水发出惯常的潺潺声。

fountain的基本意思是“喷水,喷泉”,指水从地下喷到空中所形成的景观,尤指人造的、用来装饰的喷泉,此时fountain用作可数名词。fountain还可指某一事物的起源,即“来源,根源,源泉”,此时fountain用作不可数名词。

fountain后常接介词of,表示“…的根源”。