pool

/puːl/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

游泳池；水塘；水洼；集中（资金、资源等）；共用

释义与例句

n. 游泳池；水塘；水洼
a structure or area filled with water for swimming, or a small natural or collected area of water
  1. The hotel pool opens at seven in the morning.
    酒店的游泳池早上七点开放。
  2. Children were watching tiny fish in a rock pool.
    孩子们正在岩石水洼里观察小鱼。
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  1. After the storm, a deep pool formed beside the road.
    暴风雨过后，路边形成了一个深水坑。
v. 集中（资金、资源等）；共用
to combine money, knowledge, or other resources so that a group can use them together
  1. The three schools pooled their resources to buy science equipment.
    三所学校集中资源购买科学设备。
  2. We pooled our money to hire a minibus for the trip.
    我们凑钱租了一辆小巴去旅行。
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  1. Researchers from both teams pooled their data for the study.
    两组研究人员汇总了各自的数据用于这项研究。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 swimming pool 是“游泳池”；pool 作动词时常用 pool money/resources/data，表示把分散的资源集中起来。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • pond 池塘
    pool 可指人工游泳池，也可指天然或积水形成的小水塘、水洼；pond 通常指比湖小的一片静水池塘，不指人工游泳池。
    Ducks were swimming across the pond in the park. 鸭子正游过公园里的池塘。
常见搭配
  • swimming pool 游泳池
    The new sports centre has an indoor swimming pool. 新体育中心有一个室内游泳池。
  • a pool of water 一滩水
    A pool of water had collected under the leaking pipe. 漏水的管子下面积了一滩水。
  • pool resources 集中资源
    Several small businesses pooled resources to run the advertising campaign. 几家小企业集中资源开展了这次广告宣传活动。