英语词汇“pool”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

poolnoun

uk/puːl/us/puːl/

pool noun (LIQUID)

B2 [ C ] a small area of usually still water:

We looked for crabs in the rock pools along the seashore.

B2 [ C ] a small amount of liquid on a surface:

a pool of blood/oil

figurative a pool of light

A2 [ C ] a swimming pool :

I spent most of my holiday lying/sunbathing by the pool.

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The boys were splashing about and ducking each other in the pool.
I just managed to grab hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool.
a pool of sunlight
She looked at her reflection in the deep green pool of water.
She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was.

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Inland waters

body
crater lake
fiord
fjord
L, l
lake
loch
lough
millpond
oasis
oxbow lake
pond
reservoir
ribbon lake
slop
stretch
tank
tarn
waterhole
waterway

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Water in general

Swimming

pool noun (COLLECTION)

[ C ] a number of people or a quantity of a particular thing, such as money, collected together for shared use by several people or organizations:

Patrick crashed a Ford that he'd borrowed from the car pool at work.

As unemployment rises, the pool of cheap labour increases.

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During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.
Did Gary win the office pool?
Everybody puts some money into a common pool.
We need a reserve pool of cash, just to be on the safe side.
We're recruiting from a large pool of graduate lawyers.

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Groups and collections of things

agglomeration
Aladdin's cave
anthology
assemblage
bank
basket
cache
empty set
ensemble
feast
generation
glory box
grab bag
package
portfolio
selection
sheaf
sheaves
subgroup
vintage

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Amounts of money

pool noun (MONEY)

[ C ] in some card games, an amount of money that is collected from all the players and received by the player who wins the game

[ C ] US the money risked by a number of people on the result of a game or event:

a baseball/football/hockey pool

the office pool

Who won the pool?

the pools [ plural ] also football pools UK

a type of gambling in which people risk a small amount of money and try to guess the results of football games correctly and win a lot of money:

They do the pools every week.

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Card games

bridge
canasta
card sharp
deal
dealer
diamond
discard
flush
grand slam
jack
joker
pass
royal flush
rummy
shuffle
singleton
solitaire
stick
strip poker
suit

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Amounts of money

Gambling & bookmaking

pool noun (GAME)

B1 [ U ] a game in which two people use cues (= long, thin poles) to hit 16 coloured balls into six holes around the edge of a large table covered in soft cloth:

a pool table/room/hall

mainly US informal Do you want to shoot (= play) some pool?

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snooker noun

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Snooker, pool & billiards

baize
billiards
break
cue
cue ball
frame
pocket
pot
rack
shoot
snooker
triangle

单词	pool
释义	Contents noun (4) pool (LIQUID) pool (COLLECTION) pool (MONEY) pool (GAME) verb (1) pool (1) Contents noun (3) pool (LIQUID) pool (COLLECTION) pool (GAME) verb (1) pool (1) Contents noun (3) pool (1) pool (2) pool (3) verb (1) pool (1) English American Business poolnoun uk/puːl/us/puːl/ pool noun (LIQUID) B2 [ C ] a small area of usually still water: We looked for crabs in the rock pools along the seashore. B2 [ C ] a small amount of liquid on a surface: a pool of blood/oil figurative a pool of light A2 [ C ] a swimming pool : I spent most of my holiday lying/sunbathing by the pool. More examples The boys were splashing about and ducking each other in the pool. I just managed to grab hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool. a pool of sunlight She looked at her reflection in the deep green pool of water. She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Inland waters body crater lake fiord fjord L, l lake loch lough millpond oasis oxbow lake pond reservoir ribbon lake slop stretch tank tarn waterhole waterway You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Water in general Swimming pool noun (COLLECTION) [ C ] a number of people or a quantity of a particular thing, such as money, collected together for shared use by several people or organizations: Patrick crashed a Ford that he'd borrowed from the car pool at work. As unemployment rises, the pool of cheap labour increases. More examples During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from. Did Gary win the office pool? Everybody puts some money into a common pool. We need a reserve pool of cash, just to be on the safe side. We're recruiting from a large pool of graduate lawyers. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Groups and collections of things agglomeration Aladdin's cave anthology assemblage bank basket cache empty set ensemble feast generation glory box grab bag package portfolio selection sheaf sheaves subgroup vintage See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Amounts of money pool noun (MONEY) [ C ] in some card games, an amount of money that is collected from all the players and received by the player who wins the game [ C ] US the money risked by a number of people on the result of a game or event: a baseball/football/hockey pool the office pool Who won the pool? the pools [ plural ] also football pools UK a type of gambling in which people risk a small amount of money and try to guess the results of football games correctly and win a lot of money: They do the pools every week. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Card games bridge canasta card sharp deal dealer diamond discard flush grand slam jack joker pass royal flush rummy shuffle singleton solitaire stick strip poker suit See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Amounts of money Gambling & bookmaking pool noun (GAME) B1 [ U ] a game in which two people use cues (= long, thin poles) to hit 16 coloured balls into six holes around the edge of a large table covered in soft cloth: a pool table/room/hall mainly US informal Do you want to shoot (= play) some pool? Compare snooker noun Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Snooker, pool & billiards baize billiards break cue cue ball frame pocket pot rack shoot snooker triangle poolverb [ T ] uk/puːl/us/puːl/ to collect something such as money in order for it to be used by several different people or groups: The kids pooled their money to buy their parents a wedding anniversary gift. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Collecting and amassing a pack rat idiom accumulate amass assemble bank bunch collector's item compilation concentration fundraising garner gather glean harvest load up on sth numismatics philatelist philately *scrape sth/sb* together/up store See more results » poolnoun us/pul/ pool noun (LIQUID) [ C ] a small area of usually still water, or a small amount of liquid: pools of water in the gutter a pool of blood [ C ] A pool is also a swimming pool. pool noun (COLLECTION) [ C ] an amount of money or a number of people or things collected together for shared use by several people or organizations: Their profits get plowed back into a pool to pay subscribers’ claims. [ C ] A pool is also the total amount of money risked by people on the result of a card game or sports event: an office Super Bowl pool pool noun (GAME) [ U ] a game played by two or more people in which a cue (= long, round stick) is used to hit a white ball against other balls in order to roll them into one of six holes around the edge of a special table: a pool table poolverb [ T ] us/pul/ to combine your money with money from a number of other people for shared use: The kids pooled their money to buy their parents plane tickets. poolnoun uk/puːl/us a quantity of a particular thing or money that is collected and used by different people or organizations: You can buy shares directly via a stockbroker or invest in a pool of shares run by a professional fund manager. You can use a car from the car pool for your trip. WORKPLACE, HR a number of people who are available to work when needed: We are creating a pool of workers who are willing and able to fill such positions. Many companies are considering outsourcing some of their operations in order to tap into a cheaper pool of labour. INSURANCE a group of insurance companies that work together to provide insurance for something that a single insurance company cannot provide insurance for alone: a high-risk insurance pool See also blind pool carpool motor pool poolverb [ T ] uk/puːl/us to share something such as money, information, etc. so that it can be used by several different people or groups: The countries agreed to pool resources for defence purposes. They pool money from thousands of different investors and put it into a wide range of companies. pool experience/knowledge/talents**
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poolnoun

pool noun (LIQUID)

pool noun (COLLECTION)

pool noun (MONEY)

pool noun (GAME)

poolverb [ T ]

poolnoun

pool noun (LIQUID)

pool noun (COLLECTION)

pool noun (GAME)

poolverb [ T ]

poolnoun

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poolverb [ T ]