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rock pool

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Oceanography
ˈrock pool noun [countable]  British EnglishHEO a small pool of water between rocks by the sea 〔海边岩石间的〕潮水潭 SYN American English tide pool
Examples from the Corpus
rock poolA bottle swept up to his feet and rolled in a rock pool.Others crouched over rock pool, teasing out sea anemones.
ˈrock pool nounChineseSyllable
a between of sea by Corpus the rocks small pool water


rock pool
ˈrock pool noun [countable]
British English a small pool of water between rocks by the sea
   SYN  tide pool American English


rock poolBrE /ˈrɒk puːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɑːk puːl/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈtide pool) noun
a small amount of water that collects between the rocks by the sea/ocean (海边)岩石区潮水潭