Tra từ pool - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

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
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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...)