pool /pu:l/ I. n.［c］1.水池，水塘： a swimming pool游泳池 Deer often come to drink at the pool. 鹿经常到水潭来喝水。2. (液体等的)一摊，一片：After the rain there were pools of water on the roads.雨后路上有一汪汪的水。 3. 共用物，共用人员：He was employed as a member of our typing pool. 他受雇了，成了我们打字人员中的一员。II. vt. 把…集中在一起，共用：We pooled all our money so as to buy a car.我们把钱集中起来买了辆汽车。