source

noun

1. 来源；出处
   a place, person or thing that you get sth from
   1. renewable energy sources
      可再生能源
   2. Your local library will be a useful source of information.
      你们当地的图书馆就是很好的资料来源。
   3. What is their main source of income?
      他们的主要收入来源是什么？
2. 信息来源；原始资料
   a person, book or document that provides information, especially for study, a piece of written work or news
   1. He refused to name his sources.
      他拒绝说出消息的来源。
   2. Government sources indicated yesterday that cuts may have to be made.
      政府方面昨天透露，削减可能势在必行。
   3. source material
      原始资料
   4. Historians use a wide range of primary and secondary sources for their research.
      历史学家在研究中使用大量的原始资料和二手资料。
3. 起源；根源；原因
   a person or thing that causes sth, especially a problem
   1. a source of violence
      暴力的根源
   2. a source of confusion
      困惑的缘由
4. 源头；发源地
   the place where a river or stream starts
   1. the source of the Nile
      尼罗河的发源地

verb

1. （从…）获得
   to get sth from a particular place
   1. We source all the meat sold in our stores from British farms.
      我们商店里卖的肉均从英国农场购进。

1. N-COUNT 来源;产地
   The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from.
   1. ...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。
   2. Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical...
      必须在可行的地方使用可再生能源。
   3. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. ...furniture sourced from all over the world.
      来自世界各地的家具
3. N-COUNT 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 (困难的)根源，原因
   The source of a difficulty is its cause.
   1. 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 (河流的)源头
   The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins.
   1. ...the source of the Tiber.
      台伯河的源头

1. Only one expert source seemed prepared to analyse the problem afresh, from first principles.
   只有一位专家似乎已准备要从根本原理着手重新研究这个问题。
2. The authority can chase up the source of the pollution and demand that the owner clean it up.
   当局可以追查到污染的源头，责令业主负责清理。
3. Throughout the house, the views are a constant source of surprise and delight
   从房子各处看到的景色不断给人以惊奇和欣喜。
4. Some kinds of batteries can be recharged by connecting them to a source of direct current.
   一些型号的电池可以连接到直流电源上进行充电。
5. These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange
   这些工厂已取代旅游业成为该国最大的外汇来源。
6. Don't believe what you are told; double-check with an independent source.
   别相信别人告诉你的话，用独立的信息来源再核实一遍。
7. Empowering the underprivileged lies in assuring them that education holds the real source of power
   帮助贫困人民就要让他们相信教育是真正的力量源泉。
8. The source of meat for much of this region ( excepting Japan) has traditionally been the pig.
   这个地区大部分地方（除日本外）的传统肉食是猪肉。
9. The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
   探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。
10. Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others.
    她的幽默言谈和坚定决心对其他人来说是一种鼓舞。
11. Domestic consumers of petroleum products have an interest in a secure source of petroleum products.
    石油产品的国内消费者希望其来源能够获得保障。
12. The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone.
    那一信息的核心是和平绝不应该成为对任何人有利或不利的根源。
13. While this booklet has become an official source of information, it is filled with misstatements of fact.
    尽管这本小册子已经成为正式的信息来源，里面仍然错误百出。
14. It would be useful if you could nail down the source of this tension.
    如果你能弄清这种紧张的根源，将会大有益处。
15. Supporters say open source software is more secure.
    拥护者认为开放源代码软件安全性更高。
16. The family continues to be the primary source of care and comfort for people as they grow older.
    随着年龄的增长，家庭仍然是人们获得关爱和安慰的主要源泉。
17. Scientific research is widely claimed to be the source of the high standard of living in the US.
    科学研究被普遍认为是美国高生活水准的源泉。
18. The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
    中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
19. Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical
    必须在可行的地方使用可再生能源。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs
    植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
27. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information
    外交官可能会提供一些靠不住的误导性信息，这是众所周知的。
28. I verified the source from which I had that information
    我核实了我所获消息的来源。
29. The river has its source [ rise] in the mountains.
    这条河发源于群山之中。
30. The long drought dried up the source.
    长时间干旱，水源都枯竭了。

n.

at source

• 在源头；从一开始
  at the place or the point that sth comes from or begins
  1. Is your salary taxed at source (= by your employer) ?
     你领的是税后工资吗？

noun

1. a facility where something is available

2. anything that provides inspiration for later work

   Synonym:    seedgerm

3. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
   1. the reporter had two sources for the story

4. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
   1. he carried an armful of references back to his desk
   2. he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation

   Synonym:    reference

5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
   1. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
   2. Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
   3. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
   4. communism's Russian root

   Synonym:    beginningoriginrootrootage

6. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
   1. an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival

   Synonym:    reservoir

7. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
   1. he was the generator of several complaints

   Synonym:    generatorauthor

8. a person who supplies information

   Synonym:    informant

9. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
   1. a heat source
   2. a source of carbon dioxide

verb

1. specify the origin of
   1. The writer carefully sourced her report

2. get (a product) from another country or business
   1. She sourced a supply of carpet
   2. They are sourcing from smaller companies