pond: [13] Pond is historically the same word as pound ‘enclosure’. The differentiation between the two was established early on, although pound continued to be used for ‘pond’ in Scotland and in some English dialects until quite recently. The common denominator is that ponds were originally specifically used for keeping fish in. The reason for the phonetic change from pound to pond is not known. => pound
pond (n.)
c. 1300 (mid-13c. in compounds), "artificially banked body of water," variant of pound "enclosed place" (see pound (n.2)). Applied locally to natural pools and small lakes from late 15c. Jocular reference to "the Atlantic Ocean" dates from 1640s. Pond scum (Spirogyra) is from 1864 (also called frog-spittle and brook-silk. As figurative for "someone extremely repulsive," from 1984.
实用例句
1. Tourist numbers from across the pond have dropped dramatically.
来自大西洋彼岸的游客数量已急剧减少。
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2. Usually, the presentation is made on the other side of the pond.
通常，这样的展示是在大西洋另一边进行的。
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3. There was an unappealing film of slime on top of the pond.
池塘表面有一层黏腻腻的污泥。
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4. Yesterday police frogmen dragged a small pond on the Common.
昨天警方的蛙人在公用草地上的一个小池塘里打捞。
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5. His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed.
