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pool n.池,撞球,联营,石油层 vt.合伙经营,共享,共有,集中(钱、力量等),采掘,汇聚成 vi.汇合成塘,郁积,联营 ★★★☆☆ 2005.5

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[pu:l] Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 swimming pool A pool is the same as a swimming pool . ...a heated indoor pool...室内温水泳池During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded.冬季来游泳的人很多，泳池人满为患。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:rock pool；池塘；水池；水洼 A pool is a fairly small area of still water. The pool had dried up and was full of bracken and reeds.水塘已经干涸，里面都是欧洲蕨和芦苇。...beautiful gardens filled with pools, fountains and rare birds.处处可见水池、喷泉和珍稀鸟类的美丽花园3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（液体的）一摊；（光的）一片 A pool of liquid or light is a small area of it on the ground or on a surface.   [N of n]She was found lying in a pool of blood...她被发现躺在一片血泊中。It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive...雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。The lamps on the side-tables threw warm pools of light on the polished wood.边桌上的灯在锃亮的木头上投射下片片温暖的光亮。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:car pool；备用数量；可用数目 A pool of people, money, or things is a quantity or number of them that is available for an organization or group to use.   [with supp]The available pool of healthy manpower was not as large as military officials had expected...可用的健壮人力没有军官预计的那么多。The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash.这项新的提议将建立一个现金储备基金。5[VERB 动词]共用，聚拢（资金、知识、设备等） If a group of people or organizations pool their money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose.   [V n]We pooled ideas and information...我们集思广益，共享信息。Philip and I pooled our savings to start up my business.我和菲利普把积蓄凑到一起开办了我的公司。6[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]落袋台球戏 Pool is a game played on a large table covered with a cloth. Players use a long stick called a cue to hit a white ball across the table so that it knocks coloured balls with numbers on them into six holes around the edge of the table. We played pool together and were good mates...我们一起打过台球，是好哥们儿。The Seaman was a bar for pool players and hard drinkers...“水手”是供台球玩家和酒徒消遣的酒吧。He was shooting pool with two other men.他在和另外两个男人打落袋台球。7[N-PLURAL 复数名词]（下注猜足球比赛结果的）赌球 If you do the pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing correctly the results of football matches.   [the N]  [BRIT 英]The odds of winning the pools are about one in 20 million.赌球获胜的几率大约是二千万分之一。

英语单词	pool
英美音标	[pu:l]
中文释义	n.池,撞球,联营,石油层 vt.合伙经营,共享,共有,集中(钱、力量等),采掘,汇聚成 vi.汇合成塘,郁积,联营
真题原句	Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]同 swimming pool A pool is the same as a swimming pool . ...a heated indoor pool... 室内温水泳池 During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded. 冬季来游泳的人很多，泳池人满为患。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:rock pool ；池塘；水池；水洼 A pool is a fairly small area of still water. The pool had dried up and was full of bracken and reeds. 水塘已经干涸，里面都是欧洲蕨和芦苇。 ...beautiful gardens filled with pools, fountains and rare birds. 处处可见水池、喷泉和珍稀鸟类的美丽花园 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（液体的）一摊；（光的）一片 A pool of liquid or light is a small area of it on the ground or on a surface. [N of n] She was found lying in a pool of blood... 她被发现躺在一片血泊中。 It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive... 雨一直静静地下着，沙砾车道上积起了一摊摊水。 The lamps on the side-tables threw warm pools of light on the polished wood. 边桌上的灯在锃亮的木头上投射下片片温暖的光亮。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:car pool ；备用数量；可用数目 A pool of people, money, or things is a quantity or number of them that is available for an organization or group to use. [with supp] The available pool of healthy manpower was not as large as military officials had expected... 可用的健壮人力没有军官预计的那么多。 The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash. 这项新的提议将建立一个现金储备基金。 5 [VERB 动词]共用，聚拢（资金、知识、设备等） If a group of people or organizations pool their money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose. [V n] We pooled ideas and information... 我们集思广益，共享信息。 Philip and I pooled our savings to start up my business. 我和菲利普把积蓄凑到一起开办了我的公司。 6 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]落袋台球戏 Pool is a game played on a large table covered with a cloth. Players use a long stick called a cue to hit a white ball across the table so that it knocks coloured balls with numbers on them into six holes around the edge of the table. We played pool together and were good mates... 我们一起打过台球，是好哥们儿。 The Seaman was a bar for pool players and hard drinkers... “水手”是供台球玩家和酒徒消遣的酒吧。 He was shooting pool with two other men. 他在和另外两个男人打落袋台球。 7 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]（下注猜足球比赛结果的）赌球 If you do the pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing correctly the results of football matches. [the N] [BRIT 英] The odds of winning the pools are about one in 20 million. 赌球获胜的几率大约是二千万分之一。
来源	2005.5

Pool N Count 可数名词 People N S Create Swimming