pond S3 / pɒnd $ pɑnd / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made

2 across the pond ( also on the other side of the pond ) informal on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in the US or in Britain :

my cousins from across the pond

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pond

a garden pond British English 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