fountain与spring这两个名词都含有“泉”之意。
fountain : 指天然或供观赏或饮水用的人工泉或喷泉。引申用根“根源”或“源泉”解。
- Ten minutes later we were sluicing off dust at the fountain in the town centre.
10分钟之后，我们就在市中心的喷泉里冲洗身上的灰尘了。 - The fountain is reputed never to dry up.
这口泉号称从不干涸。 - The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air.
主广场有个喷泉，能将水喷射至40英尺高的空中。 - You are a fountain of ideas.
你就是思想的源泉。 - The amplifier exploded in a fountain of sparks.
放大器爆炸，喷射出火星。 - Tourism is a fountain of wealth for the city.
旅游业是该市的重要收入来源。
spring : 指从地面自然涌出的天然泉。
- a mountain spring
山泉 - spring water
泉水 - To the north are the hot springs of Banyas de Sant Loan.
北边是班亚斯德桑隆温泉。
