pools

英 [puːlz]

美 [puːlz]

n.  水坑，水塘，池塘(尤指自然形成的); 一滩(液体); 一小片(液体或光); 共用的资源(或资金)
v.  集中资源(或材料等)
pool的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 同 swimming pool
  Apoolis the same as aswimming pool.
  1. ...a heated indoor pool...
     室内温水泳池
  2. During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded.
     冬季来游泳的人很多，泳池人满为患。
• See also:The pool had dried up and was full of bracken and reeds....beautiful gardens filled with pools, fountains and rare birds.rock pool
• N-COUNT （液体的）一摊；（光的）一片
  Apool ofliquid or light is a small area of it on the ground or on a surface.
  1. She was found lying in a pool of blood...
     她被发现躺在一片血泊中。
  2. It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive...
     雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。
  3. The lamps on the side-tables threw warm pools of light on the polished wood.
     边桌上的灯在锃亮的木头上投射下片片温暖的光亮。
• See also:The available pool of healthy manpower was not as large as military officials had expected...The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash.car pool
• VERB 共用，聚拢（资金、知识、设备等）
  If a group of people or organizationspooltheir money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose.
  1. We pooled ideas and information...
     我们集思广益，共享信息。
  2. Philip and I pooled our savings to start up my business.
     我和菲利普把积蓄凑到一起开办了我的公司。
• N-UNCOUNT 落袋台球戏
  Poolis 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.
  1. We played pool together and were good mates...
     我们一起打过台球，是好哥们儿。
  2. 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。
  3. He was shooting pool with two other men.
     他在和另外两个男人打落袋台球。
• N-PLURAL （下注猜足球比赛结果的）赌球
  If you dothe pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing correctly the results of football matches.
  1. The odds of winning the pools are about one in 20 million.
     赌球获胜的几率大约是二千万分之一。

双语例句

• It had ceased to rain, but the earth was sodden, and the pools and rivulets were full.
  雨已经停了，但是，地上湿漉漉的，池塘和小溪都涨满了水。
• The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools.
  潮水已经退去，他们走过岩石区的潮水潭。
• In the United States, it's the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips.
  在美国，这是一个游泳、户外烤肉、露营和路面旅行的好季节。
• He drove through the gracious suburbs with the swimming pools and tennis courts.
  他驾车穿过设有游泳池和网球场的舒适城郊住宅区。
• We can't go to the public parks or swimming pools. it's forbidden.
  我们不能去公共场所的公园或游泳池。这是被禁止的。
• There are two pools: a large pool for swimming and also a deep pool for diving.
  有两个游泳池：一个大的是游泳的，还有一个深的是潜水的。
• They had a big win on the football pools.
  他们在足球彩票上赢了很多钱。
• They may also have swimming pools, saunas, exercise rooms, and health clubs.
  它们也可能有游泳池，桑拿浴室，体操房和健身俱乐部。
• The spa has 6 indoor pools, 2 for women only, 2 for men only, and 2 for mixed bathing.
  这个温泉有6个室内池子，其中2个仅供女士，2个仅供男士，其余2个可以男女共用。
• There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country
  全国总共只有60个游泳池。