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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
pool
I.pool1 S2 W2 /puːl/ BrE AmE noun [Sense 1-3: Language: Old English; Origin: pol] [Sense 4, 5-8: Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: poule 'hen'; perhaps because a chicken was the target or prize in a game] 1. FOR SWIMMING [countable] a hole or container that has been specially made and filled with water so that people can swim or play in it SYN swimming pool: They have a nice pool in their backyard. a shallow pool suitable for children 2. AREA OF WATER [countable] a small area of still water in a hollow place: pools of water with tiny fish in them Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools of water. 3. pool of water/blood/light etc a small area of liquid or light on a surface: A guard found him lying in a pool of blood. a pool of light formed by the street lamp above 4. GAME [uncountable] a game in which you use a stick to hit numbered balls into holes around a table, which is often played in bars shoot/play pool We went to the pub and played pool. 5. GROUP OF PEOPLE [countable] a group of people who are available to work or to do an activity when they are needed pool of a pool of talented applicants to choose from The region has a large and talented labour pool. 6. SHARED MONEY/THINGS [countable usually singular] a number of things that are shared or an amount of money that is shared by a group of people: Both partners put money into a common pool. 7. the pools a system in Britain in which people try to win money each week by guessing the results of football games: I do the pools sometimes. Dad won £40 on the pools. 8. SPORTS [countable] American English 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: the office basketball pool • • • THESAURUS ▪ lake a large area of water surrounded by land: Lake Michigan | We went for a swim in the lake. ▪ lagoon an area of water that is separated from the sea by rocks, sand, or ↑coral: a tropical lagoon | coastal lagoons ▪ loch in Scotland, a lake or an area of sea water that is almost completely surrounded by land: Loch Ness | a sea loch ▪ reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people's houses: The reservoirs supply water to Greater Manchester. ▪ pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, which is either natural or artificially made: There were several ducks on the village pond. ▪ pool a small area of still water in a hollow place: a pool of water near the summit of the mountain | a rockpool (=a pool in some rocks near the sea) ▪ puddle a very small area of water on the ground, especially after it has been raining: She turned quickly to avoid stepping in a puddle. ▪ waterhole a small area of water in a dry country, where wild animals go to drink: The waterhole is used by elephants. II.pool2 BrE AmE verb [transitive] to combine your money, ideas, skills etc with those of other people so that you can all use them: Investors agreed to pool their resources to develop the property. The students worked together, pooling their knowledge.
poolhu◎ | [pu:l] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | vũng nước, ao tù; vũng (máu, chất lỏng..) | | ■ | bể bơi, hồ bơi | | ■ | vực (chỗ nước sâu và lặng ở con sông) | | ■ | tiền đậu chến, tiền góp đánh bài | | ■ | vốn chung, vốn đóng góp; quỹ vốn chung | | ☆ | a pool car | | (thuộc ngữ) xe dùng chung | | ■ | Pun (tổ hợp các nhà kinh doanh hoặc sản xuất để loại trừ sự cạnh tranh lẫn nhau); khối thị trường chung | | ■ | nhóm trực (nhóm người có sẵn để làm việc khi cần đến) | | ☆ | a typing pool | | tổ đánh máy trực | | ☆ | a pool of doctors | | nhóm bác sĩ trực | | ■ | lối đánh pun (một lối chơi bi-a với 16 viên tròn có màu trên bàn, tương tự lối đánh bi-a 21 viên) | | ■ | (the pools) (số nhiều) trò đánh cá độ bóng đá (như) football pools | | 〆 | shoot pool | | ✓ | như shoot | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | đào (lỗ) để đóng nêm phá đá | | ■ | đào xới chân (vĩa than...) | | ■ | góp quỹ, góp vốn chung | | ■ | chia phần, chung phần (tiền thu được...) |
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