【建築】Dam
Dam(水壩)和Reservoir(水庫)的差異:

Reservoir是蓄水用的整個水庫,Dam是水庫裡擋水用的牆,也就是水壩,所以石門水庫鬧水荒,用Reservoir比較正確,Dam只是一面牆。

Shihmen Reservoir (石門水庫)

dam res  
Hoover Dam (胡佛水壩)

dam  

dam up  

【建築】Pool
Pool(池子),動詞「聯合、合夥」,一群人集中金錢、智慧、技術等各種資源,讓大家運用:
to pool the resources 集合大家資源
to pool the knowledge 集合眾人智慧

pool resource  

Pool(池子),動詞「積水、瘀血」:
The rain pooled in hollows along the muddy road.
(雨水在泥濘的路上積了很多水)
She got blood pooled in her eyes – blood pooling.
(她眼睛瘀血)

pool blood  

pool sth  

現代新詞:Carpool
「汽車共乘」,幾個人共乘一輛車(計程車),分攤費用
Let’s carpool together to work.
(我們共乘一輛車去上班吧)
You don’t need to drive. I can carpool you guys.
(你們不用開車,我一輛車載你們)

pool car  

 

 

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