source
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. 来源
...over 40 percent of adults use television as their major source of information about the arts. …超过40%的成年人利用电视作为他们了解艺术信息的主要来源。
Renewable sources of energy must be used. 可再生的能源必须利用。
2. V-T In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it. 寻找…的来源[商业]
Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. 他们一起环游世界，为那家小私营公司寻找服装货源。
3. N-COUNT A source is a person or book that provides information for a news story or for a piece of research. 消息来源
Military sources say the boat was heading south at high speed. 军方的消息来源说船正向南方快速驶去。
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. 这给了我一个关于问题根源的线索。
5. N-COUNT The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. 源头
...the source of the Tiber. …台伯河的源头。
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source /sɔːs/ (sourcing,sourced,sources)
剑桥词典
- 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
来源，出处；发源地；起源，根源
a source of heat /energy /light 热源／能源／光源
a heat /energy /light source 热源／能源／光源
Oranges are a good source of vitamin C. 橙子富含维生素C。
Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply . 专家们正试图找到水源中污染物的来源。
We walked up the river to its source in the hills . 我们沿河上溯而行，一直走到其在山中的源头。
Money is often a source of tension and disagreements in young married couples . 金钱往往是年轻夫妇关系紧张不和的起因。
someone or something that supplies information
信息来源
The journalist refused to reveal her sources (= say who had given the information to her). 记者拒绝透露消息的来源。
According to government sources (= people in the government ) many MPs are worried about this issue . 政府方面透露，很多下议院议员对这个问题表示担忧。
According to congressional sources (= people who work in Congress ) many Representatives are worried about this issue . 国会方面透露，很多众议员对这个问题表示担忧。
Always acknowledge your sources (= say which books you have used) at the end of a paper . 论文的末尾务必列出参考书目。
at source
at the place where something comes from
在源头，从一开始
Tax is deducted from my income at source. 我的工资还没拿到手就扣去了税金。
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