- (also swimming pool)[countable]
an area of water that has been created for people to swim in 水坑，水塘，池塘（尤指自然形成的） Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1He swam three lengths of the pool. 他在游泳池里游了一个半来回。 I left the diving pool after my session on the springboards. 我的跳板跳水结束后就离开了跳水池。 A girl invited me over to her pool party. 一个姑娘邀请我参加她的泳池派对。 I slipped on the wet pool deck and fell down. 我在游泳池边湿湿的地上滑倒了。 Jack works there as a pool boy. 杰克在那儿做泳池服务员。 a 25 m lap pool 25 米长的小型健身游泳池 a unique new wave pool 一个独特的新波浪池
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bathing
- paddling
- swimming
- …
- swim in
- dive into
- jump into
- …
- deck
- attendant
- boy
- …
- the bottom, edge, middle, side, etc. of the pool
- a length of the pool
- (also swimming pool)
the building that contains a public pool 泳池： 包含公共泳池的建筑物 - [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/thermal pools 淡水/热水池
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya2Rhinos are fond of wallowing in muddy pools and sandy riverbeds. 犀牛喜欢在泥泞的水塘里和沙质的河床上打滚。 The waterfall cascades into the pool below. 瀑布倾泻而下，注入下面的水塘。 There was a pool of water at the bottom of the garden. 花园的尽头积了一滩水。 The park is full of hot water springs and bubbling mud pools. 公园里满是温泉和冒泡的泥浆潭。 a shallow pool full of red carp 满是红鲤鱼的浅水池
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- little
- …
- in a/the pool
- pool of
- [countable]
a small amount of liquid or light lying on a surface 一摊（液体）；一小片（液体或光） - pool of something
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 The water ran down out of their clothes and formed a pool on floor. 水从他们的衣服里流出来，在地板上形成了一个水池。
Extra ExamplesThe wick floated in a pool of oil. 灯芯漂浮在一池油上。 pools of water 水坑
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- little
- small
- …
- lie in
- in a/the pool
- pool of
- pool of something
- [countable] pool (of something)
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
Extra ExamplesThey draw on funds from a common pool. 他们动用共用基金。 They will share a limited pool of money with other defendants. 他们将与其他被告分享一笔有限的资金。 a shrinking pool of assets 萎缩的共同资产 The purpose of an insurance company is to provide a pool of funds from which to meet claims made by its customers. 保险公司的目的是提供一笔共用的资金以满足客户的索赔需要。 a growing pool of data 日益庞大的数据库 a vast pool of knowledge on best practices 关于最佳做法的大量知识
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- build
- create
- form
- …
- pool of
- [countable] pool (of something)
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 I started my career in the typing pool (= a group of people who shared a company’s typing work) over 40 years ago. 40多年前，我开始了打字生涯。
Extra ExamplesA member of the press pool shouted out a question to the president. 媒体集团的一位成员大声向总统提了一个问题。 There's a great talent pool in the business community. 商界里面有巨大的人才库。 We need to increase our applicant pool. 我们需要增加我们的求职人员储备。 a method of expanding the pool of potential investors 一种扩大潜在投资人群的方法 a strong pool of talent in the company 公司强大的人才储备 the available pool of really good people 现成可用的优秀人才储备
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- build
- create
- form
- …
- pool of
- [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；落袋台球；弹子球 
a pool table 普尔球台 to shoot (= play) pool 打普尔 Do you play pool? 你打台球吗？
- the pools(also football pools)[plural]
a form of gambling in the UK in which people try to win money by saying what the results of football matches will be 池： 英国的一种赌博形式，人们试图通过说足球比赛的结果来赢钱
for swimming游泳
of water水
of liquid/light液体；光
group of things/people众人；事物
game游戏
football足球
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 Old English pōl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch poel and German Pfuhl. noun senses 4 to 7 late 17th cent. (originally denoting a game of cards having a pool): from French poule in the sense ‘stake, kitty’, associated with pool ‘small area of liquid’.