pond
pond — 名詞
1. a small body of standing water, often made by people in a garden, park, or field
池塘
比湖小的靜水區
a small body of standing water, often made by people in a garden, park, or field.
Two ducks slept beside the pond behind the village school.
兩隻鴨子睡在村裡學校後面的池塘旁。
typical setting: pond in a village or park
After lunch, Maya fed the fish in her grandfather's pond.
午飯後，Maya 在祖父的池塘裡餵魚。
collocation: fish in a pond
A thin sheet of ice covered the pond in the city park.
市立公園的池塘上覆著一層薄冰。
Near the pond, children looked for frogs under wet stones.
孩子們在池塘旁的濕石頭下找青蛙。
The hotel built a small pond near the front gate.
那家旅館在前門旁建了一個小池塘。
文法句型
a pond
in the pond
用法筆記
Usually refers to still water outdoors and is often used for a man-made feature in a garden or park. Distinguish from lake, which suggests a much larger natural area of water.
常見錯誤
2. the Atlantic Ocean, said humorously when people speak about travel between Brita
大西洋
戲稱英歐與美國間的大西洋
the Atlantic Ocean, said humorously when people speak about travel between Britain or mainland Europe and America.
The singer moved across the pond and now lives in Boston.
那位歌手搬到大西洋彼岸，現在住在 Boston。
idiom: across the pond
Fans in London and Boston loved the show on both sides of the pond.
London 和 Boston 的觀眾在大西洋兩岸都很喜歡這個節目。
fixed phrase: both sides of the pond
News from across the pond reached the office before breakfast.
來自大西洋彼岸的消息在早餐前就傳到辦公室了。
A British editor flew over the pond for the New York launch.
一位英國編輯為了 New York 的發表活動飛越大西洋。
- the Atlantic
the usual neutral name
- the Atlantic Ocean
the full formal geographic term
文法句型
across the pond
on this side of the pond
用法筆記
Commonly appears in fixed expressions such as across the pond and both sides of the pond. It is light, humorous language and is not suitable for formal geographic writing.
常見錯誤
pond — 動詞
1. to stop a stream or other flow of water so that water builds up behind it.
攔水成塘
堵住水流使其蓄起
to stop a stream or other flow of water so that water builds up behind it.
Workers ponded the stream to store water for the dry month.
工人把小溪攔水成塘，好儲存乾季要用的水。
pond + stream to hold water back
The farm crew ponded a narrow ditch behind the apple trees.
農場工人把蘋果樹後方的一條窄溝攔水成塘。
To water the field, the family ponded the creek with boards.
為了灌溉田地，那家人用木板把小河攔水成塘。
A low dirt wall ponded the stream beside the rice field.
稻田旁的一道低土堤把小溪攔住蓄水。
文法句型
pond a stream
pond water behind something
用法筆記
Object is usually a stream, ditch, creek, or moving water. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 describes causing the water to stay by blocking it, while sense 2 describes the water gathering by itself.
常見錯誤
2. for water to collect and stay in one place, forming a small pool.
積水成池
水聚在一處形成小水池
for water to collect and stay in one place, forming a small pool.
After the storm, rain ponded near the bus stop.
暴風雨後，公車站附近的雨水積水成池。
rain or water + ponded
Water ponded on the road where the drain was blocked.
排水口堵住的地方，路面上積水成池。
pond on a road or surface
Each spring, meltwater ponds behind the old stone wall.
每到春天，融雪水會在那道老石牆後面積水成池。
In the low field, water ponded for days after heavy snow.
在低窪的田裡，大雪後積水成池好幾天。
- drain away
leave the area instead of staying
- run off
flow away across the ground
文法句型
water ponds
pond on the road
用法筆記
Subject is usually rain, meltwater, or water in general, and the place is often a road, field, or low area. Distinguish from sense 1: here the water gathers by itself instead of being deliberately blocked.