| 单词 | source |
| 释义 | source (once / 77 pages) 1nv 2n 3n The noun source describes an origin, like the source who gave the journalist the information that broke a new story, or the place something originates, like the source of a river, or the Web site that is your source for celebrity gossip. The noun source can also refer to information obtained from documents, such as books, letters, newspapers, and journals. For example, when you write a research paper, you read, paraphrase and quote from sources. A source can also be a place where you get things, like a certain store being your source for discount sneakers or something that provides, like oranges, a good source of Vitamin C. WORD FAMILYsource: sourced, sources, sourcing USAGE EXAMPLESA good therapist will find a way to frame the issue as a source of potential growth. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) He was an energy source in a depleted world. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The UK government's lack of support for start-ups attending the CES tech show is a "source of embarrassment", according to the event's organiser. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the place where something begins, where it springs into being Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River Syn|Hypo|Hyper beginning, origin, root, rootage derivation the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) springa point at which water issues forth fountainhead, head, headspringthe source of water from which a stream arises headwaterthe source of a river wellhead, wellspringthe source of water for a well jumping-off place, point of departurea place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, proveniencewhere something originated or was nurtured in its early existence homeplace where something began and flourished point sourcea concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted trail head, trailheadthe beginning of a trail point the precise location of something; a spatially limited location 2n a facility where something is available Hypo|Hyper Golconda a source of great wealth (especially a mine) gold mine, goldminea good source of something that is desired facility, installation a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry 3n someone who originates or causes or initiates something Syn|Hypo|Hyper author, generator coiner someone who is a source of new words or new expressions maker, shaper a person who makes things 4n a person who supplies information Syn|Hypo|Hyper informant betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer one who reveals confidential information in return for money leakera surreptitious informant passive sourcean informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistlebloweran informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeonsomeone acting as an informer or decoy for the police copper's nark, narkan informer or spy working for the police grass, supergrassa police informer who implicates many people communicator a person who communicates with others 5n a document (or organization) from which information is obtained the reporter had two sources for the story Hypo|Hyper source materials publications from which information is obtained fountainhead, well, wellspringan abundant source document, papers, written document writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) 6n a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation Syn|Hyper reference publication a copy of a printed work offered for distribution 7n anything that provides inspiration for later work Syn|Hypo|Hyper germ, seed taproot something that provides an important central source for growth or development musethe source of an artist's inspiration inspiration arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity 8v get (a product) from another country or business She sourced a supply of carpet They are sourcing from smaller companies Hypo|Hyper outsource obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out obtain come into possession of 9v specify the origin of 2The writer carefully sourced her report Hyper document support or supply with references n (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system 3a heat source a source of carbon dioxide Ant|Hypo|Hyper sink (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system origin the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) n anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies Syn|Hyper reservoir thing a separate and self-contained entity |
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