FOR SWIMMING 用于游泳, [C] a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it

游泳池;

They have a nice pool in their backyard.

他们后院有个很好的游泳池。

a shallow pool suitable for children

适合儿童使用的浅水池

AREA OF WATER 水域, [C] a small area of still water in a hollow place

水塘，水池:

pools of water with tiny fish in them

有小鱼的一个个水池

Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water.

蚊子在死水塘中繁殖。

pool of water / blood / light etc, a small area of liquid or light on a surface

一摊水/一摊血/一小片光等:

A guard found him lying in a pool of blood.

一个卫兵发现他躺在血泊中。

a pool of light formed by the street lamp above

街灯投下的一片光亮

GAME 游戏, [U] a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars

〔落袋式〕台球:

We went to the pub and played pool.

我们去酒吧打了台球。

GROUP OF PEOPLE 一组人, [C] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed

可用的人员，备用人员:

a pool of talented applicants to choose from

可供选择的一批有才干的申请人

The region has a large and talented labour pool .

该地区有一大批有才能的后备劳动力。

SHARED MONEY / THINGS 共用资金/事物, [C usually singular] a number of things or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people

共用物; 共用资金:

Both partners put money into a common pool.

两个合伙人都往共用资金里投钱。

the pools, a system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games

足球赌博，足球博彩〔英国的一种赌博方式，通过竞猜足球比赛的结果以赢钱〕:

I do the pools sometimes.

我有时赌一下足球。

Dad won ￡40 on the pools .

爸爸玩足球博彩赢了 40 英镑。

SPORTS 体育运动, [C] [AmE] a game in which people try to win money by guessing the result of a sports game, or the money that is collected from these people for this

赌球〔或其他体育比赛〕; 赌球〔或其他体育比赛〕的钱:

the office basketball pool

办公室里赌篮球的活动

to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them

合伙（集中）使用，共用:

Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property.

投资者们同意集资开发这项房地产。

The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.

学生们贡献自己的知识，共同努力。