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ldoce_266_dpool1 /puːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  1  for swimming 用于游泳 [countable] a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it 游泳池 SYN swimming pool They have a nice pool in their backyard. 他们后院有个漂亮的游泳池。 a shallow pool suitable for children 适合儿童的浅水池 →5  See picture of baize 台面呢, cushion 台边, pocket 球袋 ... →4  See picture of 见图 pool2  area of water 水域 [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place 水塘，水池 pools of water with tiny fish in them 有小鱼的一个个水池 Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water. 蚊子在死水塘中繁殖。3  pool of water/blood/light etc LIQUIDAMOUNTa small area of liquid or light on a surface 一摊水/一摊血/一小片光等 A guard found him lying in a pool of blood. 一个卫兵发现他躺在血泊中。 a pool of light formed by the street lamp above 街灯投下的一片光亮4  game 游戏 [uncountable]DGS a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars 落袋台球；普尔台球shoot/play pool We went to the pub and played pool. 我们去酒吧打了落袋台球。 →5 see picture at 见图 table15  group of people 一组人 [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed 可用的人员，备用人员pool of a pool of talented applicants to choose from 可供选拔的一批有才干的申请人 The region has a large and talented labour pool. 该地区有一大批有才能的后备劳动力。6  shared money/things 共用资金/事物 [countable usually singular]GROUP OF THINGS a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people 共用物；共用资金 Both partners put money into a common pool. 两个合伙人都向共用资金注资。7  the pools DGGa system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games 足球普尔，足球赌博，足球博彩〔英国的一种赌博方式，通过竞猜足球比赛的结果以赢钱〕n I do the pools sometimes. Dad won £40 on the pools. 爸爸玩足球博彩赢了40英镑。8  sports 运动 [countable] American English a game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this 普尔〔指通过竞猜体育比赛结果来赢钱的赌博方式〕；通过普尔收集的赌款 the office basketball pool 办公室篮球赌博

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pool• Most countries have a pool of surplus labour.• The Kohlers' have a pool in their backyard.• Trautman was lying in a pool of blood.• A pool of oil had collected under the car.• a pool of volunteers for community projects• What Mr Milken did was to make huge pools of capital available to finance takeovers.• Huge pools of eyes stared back at her from the dead white planes of the face.• a secretarial pool• There is a much smaller pool of houses to rent than there used to be.• Below us in the center of the compound there was a swimming pool, set amidst flower beds and rows of palms.• Anna was gazing at the pool of fluid, and the corners of her mouth began to droop.• I spent the entire afternoon relaxing by the pool.• He won $50,000 from the pool.• Littlewoods, the pools promoter, calculates each punter has a 1:39 chance of a win.• Going too fast would result in his jumping over the pool and crashing into the far end.• There had been the world, with the pool in the middle and the petals round the edge.• But even more intriguing was the third pool, Heart pool.• Kids were looking at the starfish and anemones in the tide pools.shoot/play pool• There is a games room where you can play pool or table-tennis, and live music is planned for the summer.• He left the house less and less frequently and spent more and more time in the cellar playing pool.• I play pool, but I am really brutal.• The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words.• She reported that when members play pool they pay 10p.• I lean against the cigarette machine and watch the men play pool, sipping my Bud.• I have fond memories of Sussex-playing pool and, much more to the point, the excellent discussions on science.labour pool• The area possessed a large labour pool.• Men are now recruited into a national labour pool and their home base is largely irrelevant to where they take ships.pool2 verb [transitive]  SHAREto combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them 合伙[集中]使用，共用 Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property. 投资者同意集资开发这处房地产。 The students worked together, pooling their knowledge. 学生们集思广益。→ See Verb table

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pool• All information can be pooled at the report session, and problems discussed and clarified.• If constitutional independence is what sovereignty is, I do not know how one can reduce it by pooling it.• Why don't we get together and pool our ideas?• If we all pool our money I'm sure we'll have enough to buy her a present.• We will be pooling our sovereignty, not losing it.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Other voluntary hospitals with such funds lost them to the Exchequer, which pooled them in a central fund.pool ... resources• Many companies are pooling their resources and talents through alliances and mergers with other companies to make the electronic marketplace a reality.• Like pooling our resources and that.• Usually they pool their financial resources and their business acumen.• Individual unions are beginning to cooperate strategically and pool resources for membership recruitment and strike funds.• Through the securities market, corporations can pool the financial resources of extremely large numbers of people.• Furthermore, if one of the females becomes too dominant they can pool their male resources to put her in her place.• It is even cheaper to pool your resources with four or five other bands and put together a composite album.• The obligation to pool and share resources with one's kin would be felt differently by women and men.From Longman Business Dictionarypoolpool1 /puːl/ noun [countable]1an amount of money or a number of things shared by a group of peopleBoth partners put money into a common pool, and both may spend this money. → blind pool2HUMAN RESOURCESa group of people who are available to do a particular job, if they are neededTaiwan offered a pool of cheap labour.There is a considerable pool of experience within our own organization.3INSURANCE an association of insurance companies organized to UNDERWRITE (=be responsible for) a particular risk, each member sharing any costs or lossesthe state-run pool for high-risk drivers → see also car pool1, motor poolpoolpool2 verb [transitive] to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use themMeetings enable people to pool ideas.More and more firms are pooling their resources and going into joint ventures. —pooling noun [uncountable]the pooling of information→ See Verb tableOrigin pool1 1. Old English pol2. (1600-1700) French poule “hen”; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game

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pool¹ S2 W2 /puːl/ noun
1.  FOR SWIMMING  [countable] a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it
   SYN  swimming pool:
    They have a nice pool in their backyard.
    a shallow pool suitable for children
2.  AREA OF WATER  [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place:
    pools of water with tiny fish in them
    Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.
3. pool of water/blood/light etc a small area of liquid or light on a surface:
    A guard found him lying in a pool of blood.
    a pool of light formed by the street lamp above
4.  GAME  [uncountable] a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars
    shoot/play pool
    We went to the pub and played pool.
5.  GROUP OF PEOPLE  [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed
    pool of
    a pool of talented applicants to choose from
    The region has a large and talented labour pool.
6.  SHARED MONEY/THINGS  [countable usually singular] a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people:
    Both partners put money into a common pool.
7. the pools a system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games:
    I do the pools sometimes.
    Dad won £40 on the pools.
8.  SPORTS  [countable] American English a game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this:
    the office basketball pool
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lake a large area of water surrounded by land: Lake Michigan | We went for a swim in the lake.
   ▪ lagoon an area of water that is separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or coral: a tropical lagoon | coastal lagoons
   ▪ loch in Scotland, a lake or an area of sea water that is almost completely surrounded by land: Loch Ness | a sea loch
   ▪ reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people's houses: The reservoirs supply water to Greater Manchester.
   ▪ pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, which is either natural or artificially made: There were several ducks on the village pond.
   ▪ pool a small area of still water in a hollow place: a pool of water near the summit of the mountain | a rockpool (=a pool in some rocks near the sea)
   ▪ puddle a very small area of water on the ground, especially after it has been raining: She turned quickly to avoid stepping in a puddle.
   ▪ waterhole a small area of water in a dry country, where wild animals go to drink: The waterhole is used by elephants.

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pool² verb [transitive]
to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them:
    Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property.
    The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.