单词 | pool |
释义 | noun | verb poolpool1 /pul/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1FOR SWIMMING [countable] a hole that has been specially built and filled with water so that people can swim or wade in it: I spent the entire afternoon relaxing by the pool.2GAME [uncountable] a game in which you use a stick to knock numbered balls into holes around a cloth-covered table, which is often played in bars: play/shoot pool We went to the bar and played pool.3a pool of water/blood/light etc. a small area of liquid or light on a surface: There was a pool of oil under the car.4AREA OF WATER [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place: Kids were looking for crabs in the tide pools.5GROUP OF PEOPLE [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed: a pool of volunteers for community projects a secretarial pool6SPORTS [countable] a game in which people try to win money by guessing the results of football, basketball, etc. games, or the money that is collected from these people for this: the office basketball pool7SHARED MONEY/THINGS [countable] a number of things or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people: He won $50,000 from the pool.[Origin: (1, 3, 4) Old English pol] → see also carpool1, dirty pool at dirty1 (10), gene pool noun | verb poolpool2 verb [transitive] to combine your money, ideas, skills, etc. with those of other people so that you can all use them: The family pooled all of their financial resources to start the business. |
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