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pools

UK //puːlz//US //puːlz//

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。)

同义词:reservoirs, ponds, collections, funds, groupings

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。)

同义词:combine, merge, amalgamate, collect, share

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。)