pool
noun
verb
puːl
noun
1
FOR SWIMMING
用于游泳
a
hole
or
container
that
has
been
specially
made
and
filled
with
water
so
that
people
can
swim
or
play
in
it
游泳池;
C
They
have
a
nice
pool
in
their
backyard.
他们后院有个很好的游泳池。
a
shallow
pool
suitable
for
children
适合儿童使用的浅水池
2
AREA OF WATER
水域
a
small
area
of
still
water
in
a
hollow
place
水塘，水池
C
pools
of
water
with
tiny
fish
in
them
有小鱼的一个个水池
Mosquitoes
breed
in
stagnant
pools
of
water.
蚊子在死水塘中繁殖。
3
pool of water/blood/light etc
a
small
area
of
liquid
or
light
on
a
surface
一摊水/一摊血/一小片光等
A
guard
found
him
lying
in
a
pool
of
blood.
一个卫兵发现他躺在血泊中。
a
pool
of
light
formed
by
the
street
lamp
above
街灯投下的一片光亮
4
GAME
游戏
a
game
in
which
you
use
a
stick
to
hit
numbered
balls
into
holes
around
a
table,
which
is
often
played
in
bars
〔落袋式〕台球
U
shoot/play
pool
We
went
to
the
pub
and
played
pool.
我们去酒吧打了台球。
5
GROUP OF PEOPLE
一组人
a
group
of
people
who
are
available
to
work
or
to
do
an
activity
when
they
are
needed
可用的人员，备用人员
C
[+
of
]
a
pool
of
talented
applicants
to
choose
from
可供选择的一批有才干的申请人
The
region
has
a
large
and
talented
labour
pool
.
该地区有一大批有才能的后备劳动力。
6
SHARED MONEY/THINGS
共用资金/事物
a
number
of
things
or
an
amount
of
money
that
is
shared
by
a
group
of
people
共用物; 共用资金
C usually singular 一般用单数
Both
partners
put
money
into
a
common
pool.
两个合伙人都往共用资金里投钱。
7
the pools
a
system
in
Britain
in
which
people
try
to
win
money
each
week
by
guessing
the
results
of
football
games
足球赌博，足球博彩〔英国的一种赌博方式，通过竞猜足球比赛的结果以赢钱〕
I
do
the
pools
sometimes.
我有时赌一下足球。
Dad
won
£40
on
the
pools
.
爸爸玩足球博彩赢了 40 英镑。
8
SPORTS
体育运动
a
game
in
which
people
try
to
win
money
by
guessing
the
result
of
a
sports
game,
or
the
money
that
is
collected
from
these
people
for
this
[美] 赌球〔或其他体育比赛〕; 赌球〔或其他体育比赛〕的钱
C | AmE
the
office
basketball
pool
办公室里赌篮球的活动
verb
9
to
combine
your
money,
ideas,
skills
etc
with
those
of
other
people
so
that
you
can
all
use
them
合伙 （集中 ）使用，共用
Investors
agreed
to
pool
their
resources
to
develop
the
property.
投资者们同意集资开发这项房地产。
The
students
worked
together,
pooling
their
knowledge.
学生们贡献自己的知识，共同努力。