1 N-COUNT 来源;产地 The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. 来源;产地
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...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。
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Renewable sources of energy must be used where practical.
必须在可行的地方使用可再生能源。
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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。
SYN informant, authority, documentation
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. 寻找(产品或原料的)货源 [business] [Also V from n]
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Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company. [VERB noun]
他们一道走遍世界各地，为那家私营小公司寻觅服装货源。
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About 60 per cent of an average car is sourced from outside of the manufacturer. [VERB noun]
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。
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...furniture sourced from all over the world. [VERB-ed]
来自世界各地的家具
SYN obtain, get, acquire, score [slang]
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. 消息来源;消息人士;(论文中引文的)出处，原始资料
4 N-COUNT (困难的)根源，原因 The source of a difficulty is its cause. (困难的)根源，原因
SYN cause, origin, derivation, beginning
5 N-COUNT [usually singular] (河流的)源头 The source of a river or stream is the place where it begins. (河流的)源头
SYN origin, spring, fount, fountainhead
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