pools
US /puːlz/
UK /puːlz/
复数名词
1.
水坑, 池塘
small areas of still water, typically formed naturally
示例:
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After the rain, small pools of water collected in the potholes.
雨后，小水坑积聚在坑洼处。
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The children loved splashing in the rock pools at the beach.
孩子们喜欢在海滩的岩石水池里玩水。
2.
游泳池
artificial basins of water, typically for swimming
示例:
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Many hotels have swimming pools for their guests.
许多酒店都有供客人使用的游泳池。
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The public pools are usually very crowded in summer.
公共游泳池在夏天通常非常拥挤。
3.
台球
a game played on a billiard table with six pockets, in which cues are used to strike balls into the pockets
示例:
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They spent the evening playing pools at the local pub.
他们晚上在当地酒吧玩台球。
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He's very good at playing pools.
他很擅长玩台球。
动词
集中, 汇集
combine (resources or efforts) for a common purpose
示例:
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Let's pool our money to buy a bigger gift.
我们把钱凑起来买一个更大的礼物吧。
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The companies decided to pool their resources for the new project.
这些公司决定为新项目集中资源。