| 单词 | source |
| 释义 | source (sɔːʳs ) Word forms: sources , sourcing , sourced 1. countable noun B2 The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. ...over 40 per cent of British adults use television as their major source of information about the arts. Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical. Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected. Synonyms: informant, authority, documentation 2. verb In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it. [business] Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. [VERB noun] About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer. [VERB noun] ...furniture sourced from all over the world. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: obtain, get, acquire, score [slang] sourcing uncountable noun [oft NOUN of noun] The union is particularly concerned at the sourcing of products abroad. 3. countable noun A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research. Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed. She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction. 4. countable noun B2 The source of a difficulty is its cause. This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem. [+ of] Synonyms: cause, origin, derivation, beginning 5. countable noun [usually singular] B2 The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. ...the source of the Tiber. [+ of] Synonyms: origin, spring, fount, fountainhead Collocations: alternative source Whether or not fish could provide a viable alternative protein source, it is clear that one will be needed, given the likely scenario of exponential population growth. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) Yet recycling food waste could provide an alternative source of low-carbon energy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) FirstGroup has yet to decide how many of the buses will be powered by alternative fuel sources. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Some of the information, which came from an anonymous source, was dismissed as not credible. The Sun (2011) Then, in the next day's mail we got a check from an anonymous source. Christianity Today (2000) The go-between was acting on behalf of the original anonymous source. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Interviews with friends confirm that the foundation of her beliefs and constant source of guidance is the Bible. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The site would need ready access for tourists as a constant source of income to supplement any grant. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The field is a constant source of fascination. A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990) Physical play, which encompasses games and sports, is an important source of exercise. MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005) Money and commerce were important sources of power and no regime could survive for long if it ignored the interests of merchants and financiers. The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990) Networks constitute an important source of relationships, including connections that can be extremely important in business and politics. Sociology (1995) At night time, I prefer to use a hand-held mirror and tip it, so the light source shines full on my face. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Most light sources, like the sun or an electric lamp, work by burning. Photographers Handbook (1993) It carried high-resolution colour video and still cameras and powerful light sources. Titanic - Destination disaster (1987) During the winter months, our exposure to sunlight decreases, especially from December to early April, and as a result the main source of this nutrient becomes the diet. Stay Well This Winter (1989) One of the hedgehog's main food sources is the slug, the bane of busy gardeners. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Tourism is their main source of income. The Sun (2014) The most common primary sources are written documents. A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995) There can be little doubt that the primary source of these evils is the academy. Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Higher Education (1990) The primary sources that she cites are the printed calendars available online. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) I source ingredients for our meals locally and want to get back to buying asparagus and tomatoes from our regular growers as soon as possible. The Sun The successful applicant will be faced with arduous tasks such as coming up with new flavours, travelling around the world to source ingredients and, of course, tasting chocolate. Times, Sunday Times A picturesque waterside restaurant, they source ingredients locally where possible, hence an everchanging menu. The Sun The pair talk about the potential of acting as a broker to help eateries source ingredients and other goods. Times, Sunday Times The cafe also embodies other ideological elements in e.g. how it makes the food it serves and tries to source ingredients ethically (e.g. seasonal, free-range eggs). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These can become a source of strength, due to their inherent mobility. Times, Sunday Times I've never known a time when my family didn't rally around me and become my source of strength and encouragement. Christianity Today Such cross-party talks are, he insists, a source of strength. Times, Sunday Times This should be turned into a source of strength during the coming talks. Times, Sunday Times Your messages and kind words are a great source of strength for us both. The Sun The uncertainty about attendance was a constant source of stress. Christianity Today Trying hard to stick to impossible rules can become a source of stress in itself. Times, Sunday Times It may be easier to change the way we perceive the source of stress. Times, Sunday Times Stop struggling and allow those changes to take place and you'll lose a prime source of stress. Times, Sunday Times What's your biggest source of stress this time around? Times,Sunday Times But when they stopped, as money and credit markets froze, this source of support came to an end. Times, Sunday Times Over the past 10 years we have proved a source of support for one another in times of trouble. Times, Sunday Times High divorce rates mean people may be deprived of an extended family, like grandparents, who in the past have been a source of support. The Sun I couldn't let on, but had they both known they could have been a real source of support to one another. The Sun Once they took office that source of support fell away, never to return. Times, Sunday Times But in many cases the money was a source of tension and recrimination. Times, Sunday Times Accommodation troubles are not the only source of tension between climbers and guides. Times, Sunday Times These have become a source of tension within the government. Times,Sunday Times Yet it also has the potential to become a source of tension between former occupiers and elected rulers. Times, Sunday Times This was a source of tension. Times,Sunday Times So why not turn those 6,100 tonnes of poppies into a legal source of wealth? Times, Sunday Times Property, land and construction, then as now, remains the largest source of wealth. Times, Sunday Times From being the state's source of wealth, the population turns into its object of charity. The Times Literary Supplement But his main source of wealth comes from trading in rough diamonds. Times, Sunday Times It decided it should 'request the source of funds and or source of wealth for this company'. Times, Sunday Times Multiple wells for one water supply source are termed wellfields, which may withdraw water from confined or unconfined aquifers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the lead-acid batteries require recharging which may produce carbon dioxide, depending on the energy supply source. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It gave consumers the option of a 100% renewable electricity supply sourced from wind, solar and small hydroelectric schemes. Times, Sunday Times In most cases it takes time to switch these supply sources. Times, Sunday Times The ceramic pipe (30 cm in diameter) plumbing seen running down from the niches of the tower into the well was meant as a supply source. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It said that it did not use any palm oil last year because it could not find any from a sustainable source. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Unlike grains, grasslands will give us a secure and sustainable source of meat and milk. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Their prizes come from sustainable sources. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Encryption technology makes it almost impossible to trace the source. The Sun The agency would also have to trace the source of pollution. Times,Sunday Times Coastguards were never able to trace the source of the spill. Times, Sunday Times And doctors have unable to trace the source of the vomiting muscle fatigue that seen him miss the cut five of his last six starts. The Sun Fresh panic erupted after baffled officials failed to trace the source of a suspected chemical leak a fortnight ago. The Sun Yet these shattering events were only symptoms, not the ultimate source, of where we are now. Times, Sunday Times Until now, the location of the ultimate source of the money used at the 2005 election has not been known. Times, Sunday Times It concedes the ultimate source may never be known. Houston Chronicle To him, these historical works were the ultimate source, even for an ever-changing present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rule of law means that all authority and power must come from an ultimate source of law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Money comes from an unexpected source. The Sun (2012) The air conditioner can be an unexpected source of fumes. An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990) Some hope comes from an unexpected source. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was also claimed that material was being leaked by another, unidentified source at the prison. Times, Sunday Times It should be a disciplinary offence for an employee of any company or institution to open any email attachment coming from outside the company or institution from an unidentified source. Times, Sunday Times An unidentified source close to the family said that he was ill for a while and had been hospitalised in the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sources said earlier that police launched an investigation two years ago into around 500,000 in cash and securities from unidentified sources being deposited in a bank account. The Sun The gasunder as much as 10 psig of pressureescaped through gas appliances into homes and other buildings, where it was ignited by several unidentified sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By seeing the leadership, the congregation responds better than to an unknown source from behind a screen, from an organ well, or from a balcony. Christianity Today When he buys some selfie sticks from an unknown source, his product doesn't quite come up to scratch. The Sun Last year a police re-enactment led to information from a previously unknown source. Times, Sunday Times The fast bursts of signals, coming from an unknown source 5.5billion light years away, have baffled the world's astronomers. The Sun Smoke was filling the cabin from an unknown source, and once on the ground, the plane's doors were opened to allow passengers to escape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He chose an unlikely source just to confirm that he really was champion. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The most striking foray into the virtual universe has come from an unlikely source. Times, Sunday Times (2012) At times she evokes the most unlikely sources. Times, Sunday Times (2007) No preacher wants to appear phony or unoriginal when worshipers recognize an unnamed source. Christianity Today The article quotes an unnamed source that it's the largest database ever assembled in the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was bedevilled by secrecy, conjecture, unnamed sources and unconfirmed leaks. The Times Literary Supplement It mixes this footage with comment from unnamed sources with distorted voices and shadowed faces. Times, Sunday Times Emails were released by an unnamed source. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they're a useful source of help for loads of medical issues, from dealing with flu to having your blood pressure checked. The Sun I always thought that they must be jolly successful to live there and it became a very useful source of ambition to me. Times, Sunday Times Yet, in one aspect at least, this new book offers a more useful source of reference: its rich illustrations. The Times Literary Supplement Hair - particularly dark hair, which retains chemical signatures longer than blond or grey hair - can be a particularly useful source of evidence. Times, Sunday Times The number of millionaire families, rose from about 50 to more than 3,000, another useful source of appreciative support. Times, Sunday Times Buyers who want to check on inherited defects find that the internet is a valuable source of information. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This variability could be a highly valuable source of information in palaeoecology. 2019, 'Intraspecific Length Variation and Shell Thickness of the Ostracod <i>Cyprideis torosa</i> (Jones, 1850) as a Potential Tool for Palaeosalinity Characterization', Geosciences Such studies constitute a valuable source of high fidelity data for constructing phylogenies. 2014, 'Three-dimensional reconstruction and the phylogeny of extinct chelicerate orders', PeerJ Our results suggest that mammea-type coumarins could be a valuable source of trypanocidal compounds. 2008, 'Trypanocidal constituents in plants: 7. Mammea-type coumarins', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Pulses are a valuable source of complex carbohydrates, fibre and protein, as well as magnesium, iron and zinc. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The cartography that develops as infants map various sources along the grid lets them recognize patterns and (ultimately) language. Christianity Today It also helps to be numerically quick, as you will need to manage bids worth millions of pounds, from various sources, in seconds. Times, Sunday Times Complaints data from various sources confirm that such problems are just starting to arise in this market. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, there were hugely conflicting numbers from various sources on daily infections. The Sun Images of former presidents come from various sources, and because they can act as a powerful emblem for any cause, their images proliferate without much scrutiny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The port and its lucrative charcoal industry were a vital source of income. Times, Sunday Times Tourism revenue, a vital source of income, has plunged by 2.4 billion. Times, Sunday Times This means that 'wake-up pack', literature sent by insurers to their customers six months before their retirement dates, are a vital source of information. Times, Sunday Times That would deprive thousands of independent acts of a vital source of income. Times, Sunday Times They fear that a vital source of revenue could be seized from under them. Times, Sunday Times That's the way that cities grow: we establish them by a water source, then the water becomes an embarrassment and needs to be controlled. Times, Sunday Times Worldwide, around 780 million people don't have access to a water source safe to drink. The Sun It was their supermarket, their playground, their washroom and water source. Times, Sunday Times The lunar temple’s massive main enclosure was rounded, like the moon, and may have at one point circled a sacred water source for camel caravans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a year-round water source, they attract insects, which in turn attract birds. Times, Sunday Times Beyond an array of written source materials, she has also located a great many striking visual materials, and these are deployed to good effect throughout the book. The Times Literary Supplement Although there are numerous small changes, the film version remains essentially faithful to the written source material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The preprocessor treats the written source program as a sequence of tokens, copying them to an output source file or acting on them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This period has attracted a great deal of academic and popular debate, in part because of the scarcity of the written source material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The earliest written source that definitely describes the belted plaid or great kilt comes from 1594. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 来源, 找 Japanese: 源, 仕入れる |
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