lake ♦︎ pond ♦︎ waters ♦︎ pool ♦︎ reservoir ♦︎ loch ♦︎ lagoonThese are all words for a mass of water, especially one that is smaller than a sea.這些詞均表示一片水域,尤指比海小的水域。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) deep lake / pond / waters / pool / reservoir / loch / lagoon◆the edge / surface / bottom / middle of the lake / pond / pool / reservoir / loch / lagoon■lake [countable] a large area of water that is surrounded by land湖;湖泊◆Do you want to go for a swim in the lake?你想到湖裏去遊泳嗎?◆We stayed in a hotel on the edge of Lake Ontario.我們住在安大略湖邊的一個旅館裏。■pond [countable] a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial(尤指人工的)池塘◆a fish / duck / garden pond養魚池;養鴨池;花園池塘◆Never throw litter into ponds or streams.千萬不要往池塘或小溪裏丢垃圾。■waters [plural] the water in a particular lake, river, sea or ocean; lakes, rivers, etc. of a particular type(某江、河、湖、海的)水;(特定類型的)湖泊,河流◆the grey waters of the river Clyde克萊德河那灰蒙蒙的河水◆These birds are rarely seen on inland waters.這些鳥兒在内陸水域很少見。■pool [countable] a small area of still water, especially one that has formed naturally(尤指自然形成的)水坑,水塘,池塘◆The waterfall cascades into the pool below.瀑布傾瀉而下,注入下面的水塘。◆They went looking for crabs in rock pools.他們到岩石區潮水潭去尋找螃蟹。ⓘ Pool also means swimming pool. Note the difference between these sentences. * pool還可指swimming pool(遊泳池)。注意下列句子的差别◆They have a pond in their garden(= with plants and fish).他們的花園裏有個池塘。◆They have a pool in their garden(= a swimming pool).他們的花園裏有個遊泳池。◆There was a pool of water at the bottom of the garden(= formed by the rain or flooding).花園的盡頭積了一灘水。■reservoir ˈrezəvwɑː(r); NAmEˈrezərvwɑːr [countable] a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to homes and businesses(天然或人工的)水庫,蓄水池◆The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity.這個國家的水庫蓄水量已降至不足其庫容量的50%。◆They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir.他們一大早就起床到水庫遊泳去了。■lochlɒk, lɒx; NAmElɑːk, lɑːx [countable](in Scotland) a lake or a narrow strip of sea almost surrounded by land(蘇格蘭)湖,狹長的海灣◆The loch contains salmon and trout.這個湖裏有鲑魚和鳟魚。◆Loch Ness尼斯湖■lagoonləˈguːn [countable] a lake of salt water that is separated from the sea by a long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea(= a reef)潟湖;環礁湖;瀕海湖◆This species is found in lakes and coastal lagoons.這一物種存在於湖泊和瀕海湖中。ⓘ In American English a lagoon may also be a small area of fresh water near a lake or river.在美式英語中,lagoon也可指湖泊或江河附近的小片淡水水域◆We loved to go swimming in the lagoon.我們喜歡到小淡水湖裏去遊泳。