a puddle of [liquid]
a puddle of 后接液体名词，指地面上积存的一小滩液体，常用单数。
The children jumped over a puddle of rainwater on the path.
孩子们跳过了小路上的一滩雨水。
（液体般的）一小片；光斑；黏土泥浆；桨涡；划桨留下的漩涡；通常位于小路或道路上的小而常为临时性的水洼。；湿黏土和沙子的混合物,可用于衬砌池塘,干燥时不透水。
A small, often shallow pool of liquid, especially rainwater, on the ground.
通常位于小路或道路上的小而常为临时性的水洼。
A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
湿黏土和沙子的混合物,可用于衬砌池塘,干燥时不透水。
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
黏土、水,有时加沙砾的均匀混合物,用于衬砌沟渠或池塘以防渗水。
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
一小滩静止的水(雨水)或其他液体。
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
船桨从水中抽出时留下的涟漪。
The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
类似液体池的东西。
something resembling a pool of liquid
After the rain, there was a large puddle in the middle of the road.
雨后，路中间有一个大水坑。
用法提示：puddle 作为名词，指雨水形成的水坑。
AI contextual example
The children were splashing in a shallow puddle with their boots on.
孩子们穿着靴子在一个浅水坑里嬉水。
用法提示：puddle 作为名词，指积水的小水洼。
AI contextual example
Be careful not to step in that muddy puddle; it's deeper than it looks.
小心别踩到那个泥水坑，它比看起来深。
用法提示：puddle 作为名词，指地面上的水洼。
AI contextual example
a puddle of 后接液体名词，指地面上积存的一小滩液体，常用单数。
The children jumped over a puddle of rainwater on the path.
孩子们跳过了小路上的一滩雨水。
step in 是常见搭配，表示“踩进水坑/水洼”。
He stepped in a puddle and splashed water everywhere.
他踩进水坑，水花四溅。
puddle 作主语时，常用动词 form 表示“形成、出现”。
Puddles formed on the muddy track after the rain.
雨后，泥泞的小路上形成了水洼。
pool 比 puddle 更通用，可指更大或更持久的水体，也可用于光斑等；指地面小片积水时可互换，但 puddle 更口语，强调浅小、临时性的水洼。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the rain, there is puddle on the path.
正确表达After the rain, there is a puddle on the path.
puddle 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有冠词；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。加上 a 表示“一个水洼”，句子才符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many puddle on the road after the storm.
正确表达There are many puddles on the road after the storm.
puddle 是可数名词，many 后接复数名词，所以要把 puddle 变为 puddles；汉语的“水坑”没有复数变化，导致学习者漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The child jumped on the puddle and got his shoes wet.
正确表达The child jumped into the puddle and got his shoes wet.
表示“跳进水里”时要用 into/in，而 on 表示“在……上面”，语义不当；这里要表达“跳进水洼里”，所以改成 into。
puddle 指路边或路面上的浅水洼，通常小而短暂；pond 指面积较大、较持久的池塘，可能是天然的或人工的。选词看水量、大小和持久性。
pool 可泛指任何液体积成的一摊，常用 a pool of + 液体；puddle 限指地面上的雨水洼，不能用在油、血等液体上。
一滩水
After the rain, a puddle of water formed outside the door.
雨后，门外形成了一滩水。
泥泞的水坑
The children splashed through the muddy puddle.
孩子们踩着泥泞的水坑溅水玩。
跳过水坑
She jumped over a puddle to keep her shoes dry.
为了不让鞋子弄湿，她跳过了水坑。
踩进水坑
He accidentally stepped in a puddle and got his socks wet.
他不小心踩进水坑，袜子都湿了。
路上的水洼
There was a large puddle on the road after the storm.
暴风雨过后，路上有一个大水洼。
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