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well2/wel/ n. & v.●n. 1 a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, etc. 井;水井;油井等 2 an enclosed space like a well-shaft, e.g. in the middle of a building for stairs or a lift, or for light or ventilation 楼梯或电梯井道;采光井;通风井 3 (foll. by 后跟 of) a source, esp. a copious one 来源(尤指丰富的来源);源泉 a well of information 消息来源 4a a mineral spring 矿泉 b (in pl. 用复数) a spa 矿泉疗养地 5 = INKWELL 6 archaic a water-spring or fountain [古义]水源;喷泉 7 Brit. a railed space for solicitors etc. in a law court [英] (法庭上四周有围栏的)律师席 8 a depression for gravy etc. in a dish or tray, or for a mat in the floor (菜盘等中盛肉汁的)凹槽;(地板上放垫子的)凹处 9 Physics a region of minimum potential etc. 【物理学】电位阱等 ●v. intr. (foll. by 后跟 out, up) spring as from a fountain; flow copiously (像喷泉般)喷出;涌出 [Old English wella (= Old High German wella ‘wave’, Old Norse vella ‘boiling heat’), wellan ‘boil, melt’, from Germanic] |