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fount

英 [faʊnt]

美 [faʊnt]

n.  (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉

复数:founts 

TEM8

BNC.22123 / COCA.29001

牛津词典

    noun

    • (重要事物的)来源,根源,源泉
      the place where sth important comes from
      1. She treats him as if he were the fount of all knowledge .
        她把他当成无所不晓。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT 来源;源泉;根源
      If you describe a person or thing asthefount ofsomething, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it.
      1. To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
        对于这个小男孩儿来说,他的父亲就是所有知识的源泉。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
        Synonym:fountain
      1. a specific size and style of type within a type family
          Synonym:fonttypefacefacecase

        双语例句

        • A year earlier Mr Koizumi had called a general election and won in a landslide, appealing over the heads of his party in favour of essential reforms, notably the privatisation of the postal-savings system, a fount of political patronage.
          一年前,小泉举行了大选,取得了压倒性的胜利,呼吁其党派的大佬们支持必要的改革,尤其是邮政储蓄系统的私营化和政治赞助的问题。
        • If he was not the fount of corporate culture, he was a vital channel for it.
          即便他不是企业文化的源头,也是这种文化的关键渠道。
        • A sacred fount of untold power, it saturated every fiber of our being.
          一眼浸润我们每个人血管的无尽的力量之泉。
        • That's not where you find the fount of the great poem.
          在这些地方都找不到伟大诗歌的源泉。
        • He fount the old man waiting for him.
          他发现那位老人正等着他。
        • And it is even more important because it must be the fount of family harmony and happiness.
          这是更重要的,因为它必须是源泉家庭和睦和幸福。
        • At the crash, police said, the actor volunteered to submit a blood sample, and analysis of it fount he also had cocaine in his system.
          警方称,在车祸现场,这名男星主动提交了一份血样,检测后发现他的血液中含有可卡因。
        • After the lecture I bump into a fragrance industry friend who is a fount of obscure knowledge.
          在讲座结束后,我偶遇了一位在香水行业工作的朋友,他对于一些不为人知的知识很有了解。
        • The party rains benefits upon us. The old man is a fount of wisdom.
          党给予我们无穷的恩惠。这位老人有无穷的智慧。
        • It is the fount of our artistic and altruistic ideals.
          它是我们的审美趣味和利他理想的源泉。