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- n. 水塘，池塘
- v. 集中资源
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1. Does the hotel have a pool?
这家旅馆有没有游泳池？
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2. relaxing by the pool
在游泳池边休息
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3. freshwater pools
淡水池塘
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4. The body was lying in a pool of blood.
尸体倒卧在血泊之中。
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5. a pool of light
一小片亮光
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6. a pool of cars used by the firm's sales force
公司销售人员共用的车辆
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7. The students work individually, then pool their ideas in groups of six.
学生先分头工作，然后六人一组交流意见。
- pool (n.1) "small body of water," Old English pol "small body of water; deep, still place in a river," from West Germanic *pol- (source also of Old Frisian and Middle Low German pol, Dutch poel, Old High German pfuol, German Pfuhl). As a short form of swimming pool it is recorded from 1901. Pool party is from 1965.
- pool (n.2) game similar to billiards, 1848, originally (1690s) a card game played for collective stakes (a "pool"), from French poule "stakes, booty, plunder," literally "hen," from Old French poille "hen, young fowl," from Vulgar Latin *pulla, fem. of Latin pullus "young animal," especially "young fowl," from PIE root *pau- (1) "few, little."
- pool (v.1) "to make a common interest, put things into a pool," 1871, from pool (n.2). Related: Pooled; pooling.
- pool (v.2) of liquid, "to form a pool or pools," 1620s, from pool (n.1).
pool ★ / puːl ; NAmE puːl / noun , verb pool pools pooled pooling noun ★ for swimming 游泳 1 ★ [countable ] = swimming pool ◆ Does the hotel have a pool? 这家旅馆有没有游泳池？ ◆ relaxing by the pool 在游泳池边休息 ☞see also plunge pool of water 水 2 ★ [countable ] a small area of still water, especially one that has formed naturally 水坑，水塘，池塘（尤指自然形成的） ◆ freshwater pools 淡水池塘 ◆ a rock pool (= between rocks by the sea) （海边岩石间的）潮水潭 of liquid/light 液体；光 3 ★ [countable ] pool(of sth) a small amount of liquid or light lying on a surface 一滩（液体）；一小片（液体或光） ◆ The body was lying in a pool of blood. 尸体倒卧在血泊之中。 ◆ a pool of light 一小片亮光 group of things/people 众人；事物 4 [countable ] pool(of sth) a supply of things or money that is shared by a group of people and can be used when needed 共用的资源（或资金） ◆ a pool of cars used by the firm's sales force 公司销售人员共用的车辆 ◆ a pool car 一辆共用的汽车 5 [countable ] pool(of sth) a group of people available for work when needed （统称）备用人员 ◆ a pool of cheap labour 廉价后备劳力 game 游戏 6 [uncountable ] a game for two people played with 16 balls on a table, often in pubs and bars. Players use cues(= long sticks) to try to hit the balls into pockets at the edge of the table. 普尔；落袋枱球；弹子球； 落袋撞球 ◆ a pool table 普尔球枱 ◆ to shoot (= play)pool 打普尔 ☞compare billiards , snooker n. (1 ) football 足球 7 the pools [plural ] = football pools ◆ He does the pools every week. 他每周都去赌足球普尔。 ◆ a pools winner 赌普尔获胜者 ☞see also gene pool verb poolsth to collect money, information, etc. from different people so that it can be used by all of them 集中资源（或材料等） ◆ The students work individually, then pool their ideas in groups of six. 学生先分头工作，然后六人一组交流意见。 ◆ Police forces across the country are pooling resources in order to solve this crime. 全国各地警方通力合作以侦破这宗罪案。 pool / puːl ; NAmE puːl /
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