pool
Từ điển Collocation
pool noun
1 swimming pool, etc.
ADJ. paddling, swimming | birthing babies born in birthing pools | big | little, small | deep | empty | indoor | open-air, outdoor | heated | inflatable We gave the children an inflatable paddling pool for Christmas.
VERB + POOL swim in | dive/jump/plunge into
POOL + NOUN attendant
PHRASES the bottom/edge/middle/side of the pool, a length of the pool He swam three lengths of the pool.
2 small shallow area of water
ADJ. big, large | little, small | deep | shallow | stagnant, still | freshwater, salt-water | muddy | rock | ornamental
PREP. in a/the ~ The children waded in the shallow rock pools. | ~ of pools of water
3 small area of liquid/light
ADJ. big | little, small | dark | mud
VERB + POOL lie in The body lay in a dark pool of blood.
PREP. in a/the ~ animals wallowing in the mud pools | ~ of pools of light
4 supply of sth
ADJ. big, huge, large | small | common drawing on funds from a common pool | car, labour, typing
PREP. ~ of a large pool of cheap labour
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
- a small lake; pond
the pond was too small for sailing
- an organization of people or resources that can be shared
a car pool
a secretarial pool
when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool
- an association of companies for some definite purpose; consortium, syndicate
- any communal combination of funds
everyone contributed to the pool
- a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; puddle
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
the body lay in a pool of blood
- the combined stakes of the betters; kitty
- something resembling a pool of liquid; puddle
he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
- any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets; pocket billiards
v.
- combine into a common fund
We pooled resources
- join or form a pool of people
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
合伙经营|联合合伙经营，联合
In capital budgeting, the concept that investment projects are financed out of a pool of bonds, preferred stock, and common stock, and a weighted-average cost of capital must be used to calculate investment returns. In insurance, a group of insurers who share premiums and losses in order to spread risk. In investments, the combination of funds for the benefit of a common project, or a group of investors who use their combined influence to manipulate prices.
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pools|pooled|pooling
syn.: combine contribute lake pond puddle reservoir
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