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a pool of [liquid/substance]
There was a small pool of water on the floor.
地板上有小滩水。
游泳池
pools — plural of pool
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
游泳池
a structure filled with water for people to swim in
There was a small pool of water on the floor.
地板上有小滩水。
通常为淡水的小而深的水域,如泉水形成的或溪流、河流中的水潭；蓄水池。
A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
资源的供给。
A supply of resources.
通常注满水的坑
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
任何小面积的静止或死水；水洼。
Any small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.
The children spent the afternoon swimming in the pool.
孩子们下午在游泳池里游泳。
AI contextual example
After the rain, a small pool formed in the garden.
雨后，花园里形成了一个小水坑。
AI contextual example
The company has a large pool of skilled engineers.
这家公司拥有一个庞大的技能工程师人才库。
AI contextual example
a car pool
一个拼车小组
WordNet
There was a small pool of water on the floor.
地板上有小滩水。
The children are swimming in the pool.
孩子们在游泳池里游泳。
此处pool意为‘共用资源’
The company has a large pool of skilled workers.
这家公司拥有大量熟练工人可供调配。
Not this
We went swimming in the pond.
Use this
We went swimming in the pool.
Pool指人工游泳池或水池，而pond指天然池塘，常为静态水体。游泳通常是在pool中进行，而非pond。
Not this
I need to fill the pool with waters.
Use this
I need to fill the pool with water.
Water作为不可数名词，常用单数形式表示水；waters通常指特定水域（如海域），不适用于填充游泳池的场景。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
游泳池
The hotel has a large swimming pool.
这家酒店有一个大型游泳池。
水坑
After the rain, there was a pool of water on the path.
雨后小路上有一个水坑。
血泊
The victim was lying in a pool of blood.
受害者躺在血泊中。
拼车
We organized a car pool to reduce commuting costs.
我们组织了拼车以减少通勤费用。
资源库
The company has a pool of resources that can be shared among departments.
公司有一个可以在部门间共享的资源库。
人才库
The university is a pool of talent for the tech industry.
这所大学是科技行业的人才库。
申请者库
We received a large pool of applicants for the job.
我们收到了大量的申请者。
人才库
The company has a deep pool of talent in engineering.
公司在工程领域有深厚的人才库。
想法库
The brainstorming session generated a rich pool of ideas.
头脑风暴会议产生了丰富的想法库。
我看到了一个游泳池，我看到了一个游泳池
From Kendrick Lamar's song 'Swimming Pools (Drank)', the lyric uses 'pool' as a metaphor for a drink of alcohol.
来自肯德里克·拉马尔的歌曲《Swimming Pools (Drank)》，歌词中'pool'隐喻为酒。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use pools naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个游泳池（pool），水很蓝，你跳进去发出‘噗通’声，记住pool就是水池。
register: neutral; contexts: swimming pool, sports, leisure; note_zh: 作为名词‘游泳池’时，在体育和休闲场合中很常见，通常用于描述人工或天然的水池。
pool作名词常可数，表示'水池'；表示'资源集合'时可作单数集合名词。
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