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drinking fountain

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈdrinking ˌfountain noun [countable]  DFDa piece of equipment in a public place that produces a stream of water for you to drink from 〔公共场所的〕喷泉式饮水器
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drinking fountainOn his seventieth birthday his workmen presented a drinking fountain to the town of Doncaster as a token of their esteem.Well, they just stop up one end of it and make the water come out through a drinking fountain.A monumental granite drinking fountain towered up, with battered, insanitary metal cups hanging from it by chains.Simon raised his head from the drinking fountain.
ˈdrinking ˌfountain nounChineseSyllable
produces public Corpus a a of place in equipment piece that


drinking fountain
ˈdrinking ˌfountain noun [countable]
a piece of equipment in a public place that produces a stream of water for you to drink from


drinking fountainBrE /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ faʊntən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ faʊntn/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˈwater fountain) nouna device that supplies water for drinking in public places (设于公共场所的)喷泉式饮水器