pool

Word family nounpoolsidepool

Related topics: Other games

ldoce_266_dpool1 /puːl/ S2 W2 noun

for swimming 用于游泳 [countableC] 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 SYN swimming pool

They have a nice pool in their backyard.

他们后院有个漂亮的游泳池。

a shallow pool suitable for children

适合儿童的浅水池

→5 See picture of baize 台面呢, cushion 台边, pocket 球袋 ... →4 See picture of 见图 pool

2 area of water 水域 [countableC] a small area of still water in a hollow place 水塘，水池

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 LIQUIDAMOUNTa 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

Examples from the Corpus

pool of water/blood/light etc• His black telephone sat captive in a pool of light, ready for interrogation.• A guard found him lying in a pool of blood, and a doctor saved him.• Then on the fifth day, mid-morning, a pool of light as pale and clear as moonstone appeared on the horizon.• There was a pool of blood on the tarmac now, around his head.• A pool of light, expanding circles, merging, dragging me down.• She leaves the coach and wanders through fields for many miles until between trees she sees a deep black pool of water.• After they are replaced, the spent fuel rods are cooled for several years in pools of water at the plants.• The kind of pool of light depends on whether the bulb fitted inside is a spot, flood or an ordinary bulb.

4 game 游戏 [uncountableU]DGS a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars 落袋台球；普尔台球

shoot/play pool

We went to the pub and played pool.

我们去酒吧打了落袋台球。

→5 see picture at 见图 table1

5 group of people 一组人 [countableC] 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

pool of

a pool of talented applicants to choose from

可供选拔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 [countableC usually singular]GROUP OF THINGS a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people 共用物；共用资金

Both partners put money into a common pool.

两个合伙人都向共用资金注资。

7 the pools DGGa system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games 足球普尔，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〕

n I do the pools sometimes.

Dad won £40 on the pools.

爸爸玩足球博彩赢了40英镑。

Examples from the Corpus

do the pools• I do the pools sometimes, an' all.• Gamblers who find it infra-dig to do the pools, and now have a national lottery to look forward to.

8 sports 运动 [countableC] American EnglishAmE 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 普尔〔指通过竞猜体育比赛结果来赢钱的赌博方式〕；通过普尔收集的赌款

the office basketball pool

办公室篮球赌博

Examples from the Corpus

pool• Most countries have a pool of surplus labour.• The Kohlers' have a pool in their backyard.• Trautman was lying in a pool of blood.• A pool of oil had collected under the car.• a pool of volunteers for community projects• What Mr Milken did was to make huge pools of capital available to finance takeovers.• Huge pools of eyes stared back at her from the dead white planes of the face.• a secretarial pool• There is a much smaller pool of houses to rent than there used to be.• Below us in the center of the compound there was a swimming pool, set amidst flower beds and rows of palms.• Anna was gazing at the pool of fluid, and the corners of her mouth began to droop.• I spent the entire afternoon relaxing by the pool.• He won $50,000 from the pool.• Littlewoods, the pools promoter, calculates each punter has a 1:39 chance of a win.• Going too fast would result in his jumping over the pool and crashing into the far end.• There had been the world, with the pool in the middle and the petals round the edge.• But even more intriguing was the third pool, Heart pool.• Kids were looking at the starfish and anemones in the tide pools.

shoot/play pool• There is a games room where you can play pool or table-tennis, and live music is planned for the summer.• He left the house less and less frequently and spent more and more time in the cellar playing pool.• I play pool, but I am really brutal.• The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words.• She reported that when members play pool they pay 10p.• I lean against the cigarette machine and watch the men play pool, sipping my Bud.• I have fond memories of Sussex-playing pool and, much more to the point, the excellent discussions on science.

labour pool• The area possessed a large labour pool.• Men are now recruited into a national labour pool and their home base is largely irrelevant to where they take ships.

pool2 verb [transitiveT]

SHAREto 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.

投资者同意集资开发这处房地产。

The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.

学生们集思广益。

Examples from the Corpus

pool• All information can be pooled at the report session, and problems discussed and clarified.• If constitutional independence is what sovereignty is, I do not know how one can reduce it by pooling it.• Why don't we get together and pool our ideas?• If we all pool our money I'm sure we'll have enough to buy her a present.• We will be pooling our sovereignty, not losing it.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Other voluntary hospitals with such funds lost them to the Exchequer, which pooled them in a central fund.

pool ... resources• Many companies are pooling their resources and talents through alliances and mergers with other companies to make the electronic marketplace a reality.• Like pooling our resources and that.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Individual unions are beginning to cooperate strategically and pool resources for membership recruitment and strike funds.• Through the securities market, corporations can pool the financial resources of extremely large numbers of people.• Furthermore, if one of the females becomes too dominant they can pool their male resources to put her in her place.• It is even cheaper to pool your resources with four or five other bands and put together a composite album.• The obligation to pool and share resources with one's kin would be felt differently by women and men.

From Longman Business Dictionary

poolpool1 /puːl/ noun [countableC]

1an amount of money or a number of things shared by a group of people

Both partners put money into a common pool, and both may spend this money.

→ blind pool

2HUMAN RESOURCESa group of people who are available to do a particular job, if they are needed

Taiwan offered a pool of cheap labour.

There is a considerable pool of experience within our own organization.

3INSURANCE an association of insurance companies organized to UNDERWRITE (=be responsible for) a particular risk, each member sharing any costs or losses

the state-run pool for high-risk drivers

→ see also car pool1, motor pool

poolpool2 verb [transitiveT]

to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them

Meetings enable people to pool ideas.

More and more firms are pooling their resources and going into joint ventures.

—pooling noun [uncountableU]

the pooling of information

Origin pool1

1. Old English pol

2. (1600-1700) French poule “hen”; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game

单词	pool
释义	pool Word family nounpoolsidepool Related topics: Other games ldoce_266_dpool1 /puːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 for swimming 用于游泳 [countableC] 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 SYN swimming pool They have a nice pool in their backyard. 他们后院有个漂亮的游泳池。 a shallow pool suitable for children 适合儿童的浅水池 →5 See picture of baize 台面呢, cushion 台边, pocket 球袋 ... →4 See picture of 见图 pool 2 area of water 水域 [countableC] a small area of still water in a hollow place 水塘，水池 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 LIQUIDAMOUNTa 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 Examples from the Corpus pool of water/blood/light etc• His black telephone sat captive in a pool of light, ready for interrogation.• A guard found him lying in a pool of blood, and a doctor saved him.• Then on the fifth day, mid-morning, a pool of light as pale and clear as moonstone appeared on the horizon.• There was a pool of blood on the tarmac now, around his head.• A pool of light, expanding circles, merging, dragging me down.• She leaves the coach and wanders through fields for many miles until between trees she sees a deep black pool of water.• After they are replaced, the spent fuel rods are cooled for several years in pools of water at the plants.• The kind of pool of light depends on whether the bulb fitted inside is a spot, flood or an ordinary bulb. 4 game 游戏 [uncountableU]DGS a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars 落袋台球；普尔台球 shoot/play pool We went to the pub and played pool. 我们去酒吧打了落袋台球。 →5 see picture at 见图 table1 5 group of people 一组人 [countableC] 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 pool of a pool of talented applicants to choose from 可供选拔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 [countableC usually singular]GROUP OF THINGS a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people 共用物；共用资金 Both partners put money into a common pool. 两个合伙人都向共用资金注资。 7 the pools DGGa system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games 足球普尔，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〕 n I do the pools sometimes. Dad won £40 on the pools. 爸爸玩足球博彩赢了40英镑。 Examples from the Corpus do the pools• I do the pools sometimes, an' all.• Gamblers who find it infra-dig to do the pools, and now have a national lottery to look forward to. 8 sports 运动 [countableC] American EnglishAmE 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 普尔〔指通过竞猜体育比赛结果来赢钱的赌博方式〕；通过普尔收集的赌款 the office basketball pool 办公室篮球赌博 Examples from the Corpus pool• Most countries have a pool of surplus labour.• The Kohlers' have a pool in their backyard.• Trautman was lying in a pool of blood.• A pool of oil had collected under the car.• a pool of volunteers for community projects• What Mr Milken did was to make huge pools of capital available to finance takeovers.• Huge pools of eyes stared back at her from the dead white planes of the face.• a secretarial pool• There is a much smaller pool of houses to rent than there used to be.• Below us in the center of the compound there was a swimming pool, set amidst flower beds and rows of palms.• Anna was gazing at the pool of fluid, and the corners of her mouth began to droop.• I spent the entire afternoon relaxing by the pool.• He won $50,000 from the pool.• Littlewoods, the pools promoter, calculates each punter has a 1:39 chance of a win.• Going too fast would result in his jumping over the pool and crashing into the far end.• There had been the world, with the pool in the middle and the petals round the edge.• But even more intriguing was the third pool, Heart pool.• Kids were looking at the starfish and anemones in the tide pools. shoot/play pool• There is a games room where you can play pool or table-tennis, and live music is planned for the summer.• He left the house less and less frequently and spent more and more time in the cellar playing pool.• I play pool, but I am really brutal.• The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words.• She reported that when members play pool they pay 10p.• I lean against the cigarette machine and watch the men play pool, sipping my Bud.• I have fond memories of Sussex-playing pool and, much more to the point, the excellent discussions on science. labour pool• The area possessed a large labour pool.• Men are now recruited into a national labour pool and their home base is largely irrelevant to where they take ships. pool2 verb [transitiveT] SHAREto 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. 投资者同意集资开发这处房地产。 The students worked together, pooling their knowledge. 学生们集思广益。 Examples from the Corpus pool• All information can be pooled at the report session, and problems discussed and clarified.• If constitutional independence is what sovereignty is, I do not know how one can reduce it by pooling it.• Why don't we get together and pool our ideas?• If we all pool our money I'm sure we'll have enough to buy her a present.• We will be pooling our sovereignty, not losing it.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Other voluntary hospitals with such funds lost them to the Exchequer, which pooled them in a central fund. pool ... resources• Many companies are pooling their resources and talents through alliances and mergers with other companies to make the electronic marketplace a reality.• Like pooling our resources and that.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Individual unions are beginning to cooperate strategically and pool resources for membership recruitment and strike funds.• Through the securities market, corporations can pool the financial resources of extremely large numbers of people.• Furthermore, if one of the females becomes too dominant they can pool their male resources to put her in her place.• It is even cheaper to pool your resources with four or five other bands and put together a composite album.• The obligation to pool and share resources with one's kin would be felt differently by women and men. From Longman Business Dictionary poolpool1 /puːl/ noun [countableC] 1an amount of money or a number of things shared by a group of people Both partners put money into a common pool, and both may spend this money. → blind pool 2HUMAN RESOURCESa group of people who are available to do a particular job, if they are needed Taiwan offered a pool of cheap labour. There is a considerable pool of experience within our own organization. 3INSURANCE an association of insurance companies organized to UNDERWRITE (=be responsible for) a particular risk, each member sharing any costs or losses the state-run pool for high-risk drivers → see also car pool1, motor pool poolpool2 verb [transitiveT] to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them Meetings enable people to pool ideas. More and more firms are pooling their resources and going into joint ventures. —pooling noun [uncountableU] the pooling of information Origin pool1 1. Old English pol 2. (1600-1700) French poule “hen”; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game
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