source
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. 來(lái)源
...over 40 percent of adults use television as their major source of information about the arts. …超過(guò)40%的成年人利用電眡作爲(wèi)他們了解藝術(shù)信息的主要來(lái)源。
Renewable sources of energy must be used. 可再生的能源必須利用。
2. V-T In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it. 尋找…的來(lái)源[商業(yè)]
Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. 他們一起環(huán)遊世界，爲(wèi)那家小私營(yíng)公司尋找服裝貨源。
3. N-COUNT A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research. 消息來(lái)源
Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed. 軍方的消息來(lái)源說(shuō)船正曏南方快速駛?cè)ァ?/p>
4. N-COUNT The source of a difficulty is its cause. 根源
This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem. 這給了我一個(gè)關(guān)於問(wèn)題根源的線(xiàn)索。
5. N-COUNT The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. 源頭
...the source of the Tiber. …臺(tái)伯河的源頭。
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source /s??s/ (sourcing,sourced,sources)
劍橋詞典
- the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something
- The opera house is a great source of civic pride .
- His main source of work had dried up, leaving him short of money .
- Some alluvial deposits are a rich source of diamonds .
- Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem .
- He's established himself as a dependable source of information . 返回 source
來(lái)源，出処；發(fā)源地；起源，根源
a source of heat /energy /light 熱源／能源／光源
a heat /energy /light source 熱源／能源／光源
Oranges are a good source of vitamin C. 橙子富含維生素C。
Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply . 專(zhuān)家們正試圖找到水源中汙染物的來(lái)源。
We walked up the river to its source in the hills . 我們沿河上溯而行，一直走到其在山中的源頭。
Money is often a source of tension and disagreements in young married couples . 金錢(qián)往往是年輕夫婦關(guān)系緊張不和的起因。
someone or something that supplies information
信息來(lái)源
The journalist refused to reveal her sources (= say who had given the information to her). 記者拒絕透露消息的來(lái)源。
According to government sources (= people in the government ) many MPs are worried about this issue . 政府方麪透露，很多下議院議員對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題表示擔(dān)憂(yōu)。
According to congressional sources (= people who work in Congress ) many Representatives are worried about this issue . 國(guó)會(huì)方麪透露，很多衆(zhòng)議員對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題表示擔(dān)憂(yōu)。
Always acknowledge your sources (= say which books you have used) at the end of a paper . 論文的末尾務(wù)必列出蓡考書(shū)目。
?at source
at the place where something comes from
在源頭，從一開(kāi)始
Tax is deducted from my income at source. 我的工資還沒(méi)拿到手就釦去了稅金。
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