n. 水池（pool 的复数）；（前与 the 连用）足球场
v. 集中（pool 的第三人称单数）
1.My various possessions were floating in their own pools of shadow, denying my ownership of them.
我的各种财产都漂浮在各自的阴影中，否认我的持有权。
2.Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.
火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。
3.There were pools of blood and gore on the pavement.
人行道上有一滩滩鲜血和凝血。
4.The hospital has pioneered the use of birthing pools.
这家医院率先使用了分娩池。
5.Women won the right to swim in public pools, learned to swim properly, created appropriate swimwear and, in time, even competed against men.
女性赢得了在公共泳池游泳的权利，学会了正确地游泳，设计了合适的泳衣，最终甚至与男性竞争。
6.There are only 60 swimming pools in the entire country.
整个国家仅有60个游泳池。
7.The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses.
主办国提供巨大的设施，包括体育馆、游泳池和食宿，但参赛的国家自行支付各自运动员的费用。
8.These books reflect a trend particularly strong in Britain, where swimming in pools is declining, but more and more folks are opting for open water.
这些书反映了一种在英国特别强烈的趋势：在游泳池里游泳的人越来越少，越来越多的人选择去开放水域。