fountain
n
1 jet of water, esp one forced up into the air artificially as an ornament 喷水; (尤指人造的作装饰用的)喷泉
The fountains of Rome are famed for their architectural beauty. 罗马的喷泉以其建筑之美而著称.
A fountain of water gushed from the broken fire hydrant. 从损坏的消防栓里喷出水来.
2 = drinking fountain (drink2).
3 ~ (of sth) (rhet or arch 修辞或古) source or origin (of sth); fount (某事物的)来源或根源; 源泉
the fountain of justice 正义的源泉.
We're going to a really nice place down by the river. It's a good place for a camp and there's plenty of shade under the trees.
我们要沿河去一个很好玩的地方。那是个很好的宿营地,有很多树阴凉。
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
大约谈了半个小时之后,他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.