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pool

/ˈpul/KK

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 6 個義項
自然與環境旅遊
countable
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

pools

1.
游泳池
極常用

供人游泳、戲水或運動的人工蓄水池,通常設在學校、社區、飯店或運動中心。

用法:通常是可數名詞。指某一處游泳設施時,前面常用冠詞或所有格。

go to the pool
swim in the pool
an indoor pool
an outdoor pool
a public pool

Our school pool is closed for cleaning this week.

我們學校的游泳池這週因清潔而關閉。

The children play in the pool in the afternoon.

孩子們在下午在游泳池裡玩。

2.
水窪;水潭
常用

地面凹處或某個地方聚集的一小片液體,尤指水、雨水、油或血。

用法:常與介系詞「in」連用,表示某物位於一灘液體中。

a pool of water
a pool of rainwater
a pool of oil
step in a pool of water
a shallow pool

Do not go in the pool of water by the door.

不要走進門旁的水窪裡。

After the rain, there was a small pool of water by the school.

下雨後,學校旁邊有一小灘水。

還有 4 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
共用資源;資源庫
常用

由多人、團體或系統共同提供並可共同使用的一批金錢、人才、資料或其他資源。

用法:常用「a pool of+複數名詞」表示一批可供挑選或使用的人才、資源或資料。

a pool of resources
a pool of data
a shared pool
draw from a pool
a pool of talent

This hotel has a large pool for people to swim in.

這間飯店有一個很大的游泳池,讓大家游泳。

The club has a pool of people who can help at school parties.

這個社團有一群可以在學校派對幫忙的人。

4.
撞球;落袋撞球遊戲
常用

一種在有球袋的球桌上以球桿擊球,設法讓球落入袋中的撞球遊戲。

用法:作為運動名稱時通常不可數,常說「play pool」。

play pool
a pool table
a game of pool
a pool cue
shoot pool

We played pool at the student center after class.

下課後,我們在學生中心打撞球。

My uncle keeps a pool table in his house.

我叔叔在他家裡放了一張撞球桌。

5.
候選人群;參與者群
常用
正式

可從中選出人員、或共同參與某項活動、比賽或計畫的一群人。

用法:常與「candidate」或「applicant」等詞搭配,指可供選擇的一群人。

a candidate pool
an applicant pool
a pool of participants
select from the pool
expand the pool

This study needs a bigger pool of people.

這項研究需要一個更大的人員群體。

The school picked ten students from a pool of over two hundred people.

這所學校從兩百多人的人選中挑出十名學生。

6.
彩池;賭注總額
較少用

在賭博、預測或競賽中,所有參與者投入並通常由贏家獲得的賭注總額。

用法:常見於「投注進入彩池」或「贏得彩池」的說法。

betting pool
win the pool
the prize pool
add money to the pool
a football pool

Everyone put in one hundred dollars, and the winner took the pool.

每個人各投入一百元,贏家拿走全部彩池獎金。

The game has a prize pool of fifty thousand dollars.

這個遊戲有五萬美元的獎金池。

常見錯誤

I play the pool with my friends.

I play pool with my friends.

There was many water in the pool on the floor.

There was a pool of water on the floor.

Our team pooled together money for the gift.

Our team pooled money for the gift.

We went to swimming pool yesterday.

We went to the swimming pool yesterday.

相關字詞
poolside 同源詞
swimming pool 下位
billiards 近義
puddle 近義
學習提示

・「游泳池」是最常見意思,但「pool」也常指資源庫、候選人群或一灘液體。請依前後文判斷。

・作動詞時,「pool」表示把錢、資源或資訊集中起來共用,例如大家合資買禮物。

・談撞球運動時說「play pool」;「pool table」則是撞球桌。

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