| 单词 | pool |
| 释义 | pool 1. n. & v. --n 1. a small body of still water, usu. of natural formation. 2. a small shallow body of any liquid. 3. = swimming-pool (see SWIM). 4. a deep place in a river. --v 1. tr. form into a pool. 2. intr. (of blood) become static. Etymology: OE pol, MLG, MDu. pol, OHG pfuol f. WG 2. n. & v. --n 1. a (often attrib.) a common supply of persons, vehicles, commodities, etc. for sharing by a group of people (a typing pool; a pool car). b a group of persons sharing duties etc. 2. a the collective amount of players' stakes in gambling etc. b a receptacle for this. 3. a a joint commercial venture, esp. an arrangement between competing parties to fix prices and share business to eliminate competition. b the common funding for this. 4. a US a game on a billiard-table with usu. 16 balls. b Brit. a game on a billiard-table in which each player has a ball of a different colour with which he tries to pocket the others in fixed order, the winner taking all of the stakes. 5. a group of contestants who compete against each other in a tournament for the right to advance to the next round. --vtr. 1. put (resources etc.) into a common fund. 2. share (things) in common. 3. (of transport or organizations etc.) share (traffic, receipts). 4. Austral. sl. a involve (a person) in a scheme etc., often by deception. b implicate, inform on. Phrases and idioms the pools Brit. = football pool. Etymology: F poule (= hen) in same sense: assoc. with POOL(1) |
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