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.
Today Ellis Island is a museum, showing the roots of America's new citizens, who came from all the corners of the earth.
今天,埃利斯岛成了一座博物馆,展示着来自世界各地的美国新公民的根源。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
He was so shocked by this lack of equality and fairness that he formed an organization leading the Indians' struggle for equal rights.