| 单词 | fountain |
| 释义 | fountain (once / 265 pages) n A fountain is a decorative structure that shoots streams of water into the air. You might see a big fountain in front of a museum, or install a small one in your back yard. You can use the noun fountain any time you talk about a shooting flow of water, whether it's a deliberate, artificial piece of architecture or an accidental fountain caused by the faucet in your kitchen sink breaking suddenly, sending a fountain of water into the air. The earliest, fifteenth century meaning of fountain was "spring of water that collects in a pool," from the Latin root word fons, "spring of water." WORD FAMILYfountain: fountains USAGE EXAMPLESIt was by chance that Galarza, 42, of Fountain Hill, discovered the crime was still on his record. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The hydrant in front became a summertime fountain. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Based on Ben Fountain's bestselling book, the movie sought to mix the post-traumatic stress disorder of modern war with a gentle satire about American excess. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises Hypo|Hyper bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 2n a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water Syn|Hyper fount plumbing fixture a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building 3n a natural flow of ground water Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring Old Faithful a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes Fountain of Youth a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again geysera spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal springa natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 4n an artificially produced flow of water Syn|Hyper jet flow, flowing the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
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