source
n. 根源,本源; 源头,水源; 原因; 提供消息的人
vt. (从…)获得; 发起; 向…提供消息; 寻求(尤指供货)的来源
vi. 原料来源; 起源; 寻求来源; 寻求生产商(或提供商)
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...
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。
In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw material, they find someone who will supply it.
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。
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...
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。
The source of a difficulty is its cause.
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。
The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins.
...the source of the Tiber.
台伯河的源头
1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being;
2. a person who supplies information
3. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
4. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained;
5. a facility where something is available
6. anything that provides inspiration for later work
7. someone who originates or causes or initiates something;
8. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system;
9. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies;
1. get (a product) from another country or business;
2. specify the origin of;
origin, source, root
这些名词均有"起源,起因,根源"之意。
at source
在源头
A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbours.
吠个不停的狗会惹邻居烦恼.
I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly.
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
We pasted the enemy's greatest source of supply.
我们对敌人的最大补给来源予以重击.
All works of art have life as their source.
一切文艺创作都来源于生活.
In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time.
在经济工作中, 应该经常注意开源节流.