source

source
noun
  1. a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained
    鲭是一种很好的鱼油来源
    mackerel is a good source of fish oil.
    ■a spring or fountain head from which a river or stream issues
    (河流或小溪的)源头
    the source of the Nile.
    尼罗河的源头。
    ■a person who provides information
    提供信息的人
    military sources announced a reduction in strategic nuclear weapons.
    军方消息人士宣布减少战略核武器。
    ■a book or document used to provide evidence in research
    出处,原始资料
    ■(technical)a body or process by which energy or a particular component enters a system
    (技)源。 sink的反义词
    ■(Electronics)a part of a field-effect transistor from which carriers flow into the interelectrode channel
    (电子)源极;电源
verb
  1. [withobj.](常作be sourced)obtain from a particular source
    从特定来源获得
    each type of coffee is sourced from one country.
    每一种咖啡都来自某一个国家。
    ■find out where (something) can be obtained
    找出…的来源
    she was called upon to source a supply of carpet.
    她被要求寻找地毯供应的来源。
常用词组
at source
  1. at the point of origin or issue
    在源头
    reduction of pollution at source.
    在源头上减少污染。
    ■used to show that a sum is deducted from earnings or other payments before they are made
    (从工资或其他付款中)直接扣除
    your pension contribution will be deducted at source.
    你的养老金部分将被直接扣除。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French sours(e), past participle of sourdre 'to rise', from Latin surgere
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