pond

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pond /pɒnd $ pɑːnd/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable]  1. DNa small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made 〔人工或自然的〕池塘2  across the pond  (also on the other side of the pond) informalHEO on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the US or in Britain 在大西洋的另一边〔指美国或英国〕 my cousins from across the pond 我那从大西洋彼岸来的表亲n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + ponda garden pond British EnglishHow can I attract wildlife to my garden pond?an ornamental pond (=a pond made to look pretty, rather than a natural one)They are ideal fish for the ornamental pond.a fish ponda duck ponda lily pond (=one with water lilies)the village pondThey were sitting in the shade of a tree beside the village pond.pond + NOUNpond life (=things that live in ponds)The children are studying pond life this term.a pond plantpond water

Examples from the Corpus

pond• Pond purloined: A Scarborough school's nature garden has been scuppered by thieves who made off with their fish pond.• A water flea that is starving in a crowded pond is the victim not of food shortage but of competition.• a goldfish pond• So far this seems to have helped, as the pond has stayed quite clear though it is in constant sunlight.• I gaze at the pond in awe.• Alternatively dirt and silt could find their way back into the pond.• Where is the pond and its lilies?• And you come to lakes and you come to ponds and you come to deer and you come up on some sheep.Origin pond (1200-1300) → POUND12

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pond
pond S3 /pɒnd $ pɑːnd/ noun [countable]
1. a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made
2. across the pond (also on the other side of the pond) informal on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the US or in Britain:
    my cousins from across the pond
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pond
   ▪ a garden pond British English How can I attract wildlife to my garden pond?
   ▪ an ornamental pond (=a pond made to look pretty, rather than a natural one) They are ideal fish for the ornamental pond.
   ▪ a fish pond
   ▪ a duck pond
   ▪ a lily pond (=one with water lilies)
   ▪ the village pond They were sitting in the shade of a tree beside the village pond.
■ pond + NOUN
   ▪ pond life (=things that live in ponds) The children are studying pond life this term.
   ▪ a pond plant
   ▪ pond water

pondBrE /pɒnd/ 🔊NAmE /pɑːnd/ 🔊 noun

a small area of still water, especially one that is artificial 池塘；水池（尤指人工的）◆a fish pond养鱼池●across the ˈpond(informal) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from Britain/the US 在大西洋彼岸●a big fish (in a small pond)an important person (in a small community) （小圈子里的）大人物