
pools
词源
源自中古英语 'pol',与古英语 'pōl'(水坑)和荷兰语 'poel' 同源,最初指静止的水体。动词用法始于19世纪,引申自资源汇集如水池蓄水的概念。
noun
❶ 指多个水池或水坑,通常用于游泳、蓄水或装饰。也可指液体聚集形成的小片区域。
“The hotel has three swimming pools for guests to enjoy.”
(这家酒店有三个游泳池供客人使用。)
“After the rain, there were small pools of water on the road.”
(雨后,路面上形成了一些小水坑。)
❶ 指多人共同出资或共享的资源集合,如资金池、彩票池等。强调集体参与或分担的概念。
“We contributed money to a carpool pool for commuting expenses.”
(我们为拼车通勤费用共同出资了一个资金池。)
“The lottery prize pool reached a record high this week.”
(本周彩票奖池金额创下历史新高。)
verb
❶ 将资源或资金集中在一起共同使用,通常为了更有效地利用或分担成本。
“The families pooled their money to buy a vacation home.”
(几个家庭凑钱合买了一栋度假屋。)
“Researchers pooled data from multiple studies for analysis.”
(研究人员汇集了多项研究的数据进行分析。)
常见短语
car pool — 指多人共用一辆车出行,通常为了节省费用或减少交通拥堵。
“We formed a car pool with coworkers to reduce commuting costs.”
(我们和同事组成了拼车小组以降低通勤费用。)
pool resources — 将不同来源的资源集中起来共同使用,通常用于合作项目或应对挑战。
“The two companies pooled resources to develop the new technology.”
(两家公司集中资源共同开发这项新技术。)