区别辨析fountain与spring

fountain与spring这两个名词都含有“泉”之意。

fountain : 指天然或供观赏或饮水用的人工泉或喷泉。引申用根“根源”或“源泉”解。

• Ten minutes later we were sluicing off dust at the fountain in the town centre.
  10分钟之后，我们就在市中心的喷泉里冲洗身上的灰尘了。
• The fountain is reputed never to dry up.
  这口泉号称从不干涸。
• The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air.
  主广场有个喷泉，能将水喷射至40英尺高的空中。
• You are a fountain of ideas.
  你就是思想的源泉。
• The amplifier exploded in a fountain of sparks.
  放大器爆炸，喷射出火星。
• Tourism is a fountain of wealth for the city.
  旅游业是该市的重要收入来源。

spring : 指从地面自然涌出的天然泉。

• a mountain spring
  山泉
• spring water
  泉水
• To the north are the hot springs of Banyas de Sant Loan.
  北边是班亚斯德桑隆温泉。