7VERB 共用,聚拢(资金、知识、设备等) If a group of people or organizations pool their money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose. 共用,聚拢(资金、知识、设备等)
We pooled ideas and information. [VERB noun]
我们集思广益,共享信息。
Philip and I pooled our savings to start up my business. [VERB noun]
8N-UNCOUNT 落袋台球戏Pool is a game played on a large table covered with a cloth. Players use a long stick called a cue to hit a white ball across the table so that it knocks coloured balls with numbers on them into six holes around the edge of the table. 落袋台球戏
We played pool together and were good mates.
我们一起打过台球,是好哥们儿。
The Seaman was a bar for pool players and hard drinkers.
“水手”是供台球玩家和酒徒消遣的酒吧。
He was shooting pool with two other men.
他在和另外两个男人打落袋台球。
9N-PLURAL (下注猜足球比赛结果的)赌球 If you do the pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing correctly the results of football matches. (下注猜足球比赛结果的)赌球 [British]
The odds of winning the pools are about one in 20 million.
1swimming pool, etc.游泳池ADJECTIVE | VERB + POOL | POOL + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bathing, paddling, swimming, wading (NAmE) 洗浴池;兒童嬉水池;游泳池▸➤big大水池▸➤little, small小水池▸➤deep深水池▸➤empty無水的水池▸➤indoor室內游泳池▸➤open-air, outdoor露天游泳池▸➤heated溫水游泳池➤backyard (NAmE) 後院游泳池➤in-ground (NAmE) 埋地式家庭游泳池➤Olympic, Olympic-size奧林匹克運動會/奧林匹克運動會規格的游泳池➤baby, children's, kiddie (especially NAmE) 嬰兒/兒童/小孩嬉水池▸➤inflatable充氣水池◇We gave the children an inflatable pool for Christmas.聖誕節我們送給孩子們一個充氣嬉水池。➤lap (NAmE) 小型健身游泳池◇a 25 m lap pool25 米長的小型健身游泳池➤diving (especially BrE) 跳水池◇I left the diving pool after my session on the springboards.我的跳板跳水結束後就離開了跳水池。➤wave波浪池◇a unique new wave pool一個獨特的新波浪池➤plunge(尤指桑拿浴後爽身的)小泳池◇a sauna and plunge pool桑拿和瀑布潭➤birthing (BrE) 分娩池◇babies born in birthing pools在分娩池中出生的嬰兒VERB + POOL➤swim in在水池裏游泳▸➤dive into, jump into, plunge into跳進水池➤fill給水池充水➤drain將水池的水放走◇You won't have to drain the pool so often.你不必這麼頻繁地放掉池子裏的水。POOL + NOUN➤deck (especially NAmE) 游泳池邊的地面◇I slipped on the wet pool deck and fell down.我在游泳池邊濕濕的地上滑倒了。➤attendant, boy (NAmE) 游泳池的服務員◇Jack works there as a pool boy.傑克在那兒做泳池服務員。➤party泳池派對◇A girl invited me over to her pool party.一個姑娘邀請我參加她的泳池派對。PHRASES➤the bottom, edge, middle, side, etc. of the pool水池的底部、邊緣、中央、一側等▸➤a length of the pool水池的長度◇He swam three lengths of the pool.他在游泳池裏游了一個半來回。pool
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2small shallow area of water水坑ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, large大水坑▸➤little, small小水坑▸➤bottomless, deep深不見底的水坑;深水坑▸➤shallow淺水坑▸➤stagnant, still死水坑▸➤muddy泥水坑◇Rhinos are fond of wallowing in muddy pools and sandy riverbeds.犀牛喜歡在泥濘的水塘裏和沙質的河牀上打滾。➤freshwater, saltwater淡水/鹹水池塘▸➤rock, tide (NAmE) 岩石區潮水潭;滿潮湖▸➤ornamental, reflecting (especially NAmE) 裝飾性水池;倒影池PREPOSITION➤in a/the pool在水坑裏◇The children waded in the shallow rock pools.孩子們在水很淺的岩石區潮水潭裏蹚水玩兒。➤pool of⋯的坑◇pools of water水坑pool
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3small area of liquid/light一灘液體;一片光ADJECTIVE | VERB + POOL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big一大灘▸➤little, small一小灘▸➤dark黑黑的一灘➤mud一灘泥漿◇The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud pools.公園裏滿是溫泉和冒泡的泥漿潭。VERB + POOL➤lie in躺在一攤⋯裏◇The body lay in a dark pool of blood.屍體四周是一片黑乎乎的血。PREPOSITION➤in a/the pool在一灘⋯裏◇The wick floated in a pool of oil.燈芯漂浮在一池油上。➤pool of一片⋯◇pools of light一片片光亮pool
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4supply of sth供應物ADJECTIVE | VERB + POOL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large, vast一大批⋯◇a vast pool of knowledge on best practices關於最佳做法的大量知識➤limited, small有限的/一小批⋯◇They will share a limited pool of money with other defendants.他們將與其他被告分享一筆有限的資金。➤growing, shrinking增長的/縮小的共有物品◇a growing pool of data日益龐大的數據庫◇a shrinking pool of assets萎縮的共同資產➤available可用的儲備◇the available pool of really good people現成可用的優秀人才儲備➤common共用基金◇They draw on funds from a common pool.他們動用共用基金。➤diverse多樣化的儲備◇this nation's diverse talent pool這個國家多樣化的人才庫➤car, labour/labor, motor, typing拼車的一夥人;勞動力儲備;集中調度的一批汽車;(大辦公室裏的)打字組➤applicant, recruiting (especially NAmE) 求職群體;應聘人員儲備◇We need to increase our applicant pool.我們需要增加我們的求職人員儲備。➤talent人才庫◇There's a great talent pool in the business community.商界裏面有巨大的人才庫。➤jury (NAmE) 陪審團儲備➤press (especially NAmE) (共享資源的)媒體集團◇A member of the press pool shouted out a question to the president.媒體集團的一位成員大聲向總統提了一個問題。➤gene基因庫◇They share a common gene pool.他們共用一個基因庫。VERB + POOL➤build, create, form建設/創建/形成⋯庫➤broaden, expand, increase擴大⋯庫;增加⋯儲備◇Supporting a diverse work force broadens our pool of talent.支持多樣化的工作隊伍擴大了我們的人才庫。◇a method of expanding the pool of potential investors一種擴大潛在投資人群的方法PREPOSITION➤pool of一群⋯◇a strong pool of talent in the company公司強大的人才儲備◇a large pool of cheap labour / labor大量廉價勞動力