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Source Information N Count 可数名词 N Place   [Usu S

英语单词 source
英美音标 英 [sɔːs] 美 [sɔːrs]
中文释义 n.来源;发源地;原始资料
v.从...获得
英语例句 (1) My wages are the principal source of my income.
(2) Hard work is the ultimate source of success.
(3) Where is the source of the Yellow River?
(4) The library has quantities of reference sources.
(5) They gathered up from various sources a great amount of firsthand data.
(6) We source all the meat sold in our stores from British farms.
中文例句 (1) 薪金是我收入的主要来源。
(2) 努力工作是成功之本。
(3) 黄河的发源地在哪儿?
(4) 该图书馆藏有大量可供参考的原始资料。
(5) 他们从各种来源搜集了大量的第一手资料。
(6) 我们商店里卖的肉均从英国农场购进。
vocabulary简明 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.
vocabulary扩展 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.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]来源;产地 The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...over 40 per cent of British adults use television as their major source of information about the arts...

    40 %以上的英国成年人把电视当作获取艺术文化信息的主要途径。

  • Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical...

    必须在可行的地方使用可再生能源。

  • Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected.

    作为该市主要收入来源的旅游业可能会受到严重影响。

2
[VERB 动词]寻找(产品或原料的)货源 In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  [Also V from n]
  [BUSINESS 商]
  • Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company...

    他们一道走遍世界各地,为那家私营小公司寻觅服装货源。

  • About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer.

    一辆普通汽车上大约有60%的部件是由制造商以外的其他供应商提供的。

  • ...furniture sourced from all over the world.

    来自世界各地的家具

sourcing
  • The union is particularly concerned at the sourcing of products abroad.

    该联盟尤其关注海外的产品货源。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]消息来源;消息人士;(论文中引文的)出处,原始资料 A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research.
  [usu with supp]
  • Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed...

    军方称这艘船当时正高速向南行进。

  • She quotes secondary and primary sources without distinction.

    她对二手资料和一手资料的引用毫无区别。

4
[N-COUNT 可数名词](困难的)根源,原因 The source of a difficulty is its cause.
  [N of n]
  • This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.

    这件事给我提供了找出问题根源的线索。

5
[N-COUNT 可数名词](河流的)源头 The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins.
  [usu sing]
  • ...the source of the Tiber.

    台伯河的源头

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