pools
US /puːlz/
UK /puːlz/
複數名詞
1.
水坑, 池塘
small areas of still water, typically formed naturally
範例:
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After the rain, small pools of water collected in the potholes.
雨後，小水坑積聚在坑窪處。
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The children loved splashing in the rock pools at the beach.
孩子們喜歡在海灘的岩石水池裡玩水。
2.
游泳池
artificial basins of water, typically for swimming
範例:
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Many hotels have swimming pools for their guests.
許多酒店都有供客人使用的游泳池。
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The public pools are usually very crowded in summer.
公共游泳池在夏天通常非常擁擠。
3.
台球
a game played on a billiard table with six pockets, in which cues are used to strike balls into the pockets
範例:
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They spent the evening playing pools at the local pub.
他們晚上在當地酒吧玩台球。
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He's very good at playing pools.
他很擅長玩台球。
動詞
集中, 匯集
combine (resources or efforts) for a common purpose
範例:
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Let's pool our money to buy a bigger gift.
我們把錢湊起來買一個更大的禮物吧。
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The companies decided to pool their resources for the new project.
這些公司決定為新項目集中資源。