1.DNa small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made 〔人工或自然的〕池塘
2across the pond (also on the other side of the pond) informalHEO on the other side of the AtlanticOcean in the US or in Britain 在大西洋的另一边〔指美国或英国〕
my cousins from across the pond
我那从大西洋彼岸来的表亲
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across the pond• Simply stretch the wire to and fro across the pond from picturehook to picture hook.• Sling a piece of gardennettingacross the pond to keep out leaves which will sour the water.
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pond
a garden pondBritish EnglishBrE
How can I attract wildlife to my garden pond?
an ornamental pond (=a pond made to look pretty, rather than a natural one)
They are ideal fish for the ornamental pond.
a fish pond
a duck pond
a lily pond (=one with water lilies)
the village pond
They were sitting in the shade of a tree beside the village pond.
pond + NOUN
pond life (=things that live in ponds)
The children are studying pond life this term.
a pond plant
pond water
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pond• Pondpurloined: A Scarborough school's naturegarden has been scuppered by thieves who made off with their fish pond.• A water flea that is starving in a crowdedpond is the victim not of food shortage but of competition.• a goldfishpond• So far this seems to have helped, as the pond has stayed quite clear though it is in constantsunlight.• I gaze at the pond in awe.• Alternatively dirt and silt could find their way back into the pond.• Where is the pond and its lilies?• And you come to lakes and you come to ponds and you come to deer and you come up on some sheep.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + POND | POND + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, large大池塘▸➤little, small小池塘➤shallow淺水池▸➤stagnant水不流動的池塘▸➤muddy渾濁的池塘➤frozen結冰的池塘➤village (BrE) 村裏的池塘➤backyard, garden後院裏的/花園裏的池塘▸➤ornamental (especially BrE) 裝飾性水池➤duck, fish, lily放鴨的池塘;魚塘;睡蓮池塘◇a Japanese teahouse and fish pond有魚池的日本茶室➤retention (NAmE) 滯留池◇Five retention ponds were constructed to increase storage capacity.建造了五個滯留池塘以增加存貯容量。VERB + POND➤build, construct, dig建池塘;挖池塘▸➤fill將池塘注滿水➤stock在池塘放養◇The ponds are fully stocked with rainbow trout.池塘裏放養了大量虹鱒魚。➤drain, empty把池塘的水排乾◇The pond is drained every year.池塘的水每年都要排乾。➤have有池塘◇The Carters had a pond in their back yard.卡特家後院裏有個池塘。POND + NOUN➤life, water池生動物;池塘裏的水PREPOSITION➤across a/the pond穿過池塘◇She swam across the pond.她游到池塘的對岸去了。➤in a/the pond在池塘裏◇There are goldfish in the pond.池塘裏有金魚。➤into a/the pond到池塘裏◇Her sunglasses had fallen into the pond.她的太陽鏡掉進池塘了。➤on a/the pond在池塘水面◇There were some ducks swimming on the pond.池塘裏有幾隻鴨子在游動。PHRASES➤the bottom, edge, middle, surface, etc. of a pond池塘的底部、邊緣、中央、水面等◇The dog raced around to the other side of the pond.狗飛跑到池塘的另一邊。