Word · Frequency #1678
pool
集中；凑集；共用
To combine or contribute money, resources, or efforts with others for a shared purpose.
- 1.
To form a pool.
形成水池
- 2.
To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.
共同出资；分摊利润或损失
- 3.
To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial, speculative, or gambling transaction.
与他人合资或合作
形成水洼；积水；形成水池；共同出资；分摊利润或损失；与他人合资或合作；合伙经营
In use
We decided to pool our resources to start a business.
The company pooled its profits to fund research.
After the rain, water pooled in the low areas.
Verb forms
base pool · third person pools · -ing pooling · past pooled · past participle pooled
Connections
Collocations
- pool resources
- 集中资源；共享资源
- Several small businesses pooled their resources to buy the new equipment.几家小企业集中资源购买了新设备。
- pool money
- 凑钱；集资
- They pooled their money to buy her a birthday present.他们凑钱给她买生日礼物。
- pool ideas
- 集思广益；汇集想法
- The workshop gave us a chance to pool ideas from different departments.这次工作坊让我们有机会汇集各部门的想法。
- pool risks
- 共担风险；分担风险
- Insurance companies pool risks to reduce the impact of large claims.保险公司共担风险，以减少大额理赔的影响。
- pool data
- 汇集数据；共享数据
- The researchers pooled data from several clinical trials.研究人员汇集了多项临床试验的数据。
- pool knowledge
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把pool想成水池：水汇集一处成池，大家一起把钱或资源也汇入同一个池子，共用共担。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：teamwork、business、fundraising 作动词时，'pool' 多指把资金、资源或想法等集中起来共同使用，常用于团队合作、商务合资或集体筹款等场合，语气中性，口语和书面语均适用。
Grammar Note
注意：pool作动词时，既可作及物动词（如pool resources），也可作不及物动词（如water pooled on the floor）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-ul/ 结尾，与 pool 押韵。注意 pull /pʊl/ 和 poll /poʊl/ 拼写相近，但发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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