/pɒnd ||; pɑnd/noun
[C] an area of water that is smaller than a lake 池塘;水池
☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图 ☞A lake is usually big enough to sail on Lake Como. A pond may be big enough for animals to drink from or may be a very small area of water in a garden We have a fish pond in our garden. A pool is a much smaller area of water When the tide went out, pools of water were left among the rocks.An artificial pool, however, can be larger a swimming pool. A puddle is a small pool of water made by the rain. lake(湖)的面积通常大得足以划船:Lake Como科莫湖。pond可能只足够供动物饮水,或指花园中的小水池:We have a fish pond in our garden.我们的花园里有一个鱼池。pool是范围更小的水洼:When the tide went out, pools of water were left among the rocks.退潮以后,岩石之间留下一滩滩水洼。然而,人造水池可能大一些:a swimming pool游泳池。雨后的小水坑叫做puddle。