英汉词典

1. 喷泉;喷水池
    A fountain is an ornamental feature in a pool or lake which consists of a long narrow stream of water that is forced up into the air by a pump.

2. 喷射;喷涌
    A fountain of a liquid is an amount of it which is sent up into the air and falls back.

    e.g. The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock 650 feet in the air.
           这座火山喷射出的岩浆高达650英尺。

3. 源泉;根源;来源
    If you describe a person or thing as a fountain of something, you mean they are an important source of it and supply a lot of it.

    e.g. You are a fountain of ideas.
           你就是思想的源泉。