“水坑”常见的英文表达是 puddle。它指的是地面上因积水而形成的小水洼。例如:
There was a big puddle in front of the door.(门前有一个大水坑。)
The children were jumping in puddles.(孩子们在水坑里蹦跳。)
此外,pool 也有“水坑;水洼”的含义,但相比 puddle,pool 所指的水坑通常面积稍大、水更深一些,也可表示“水池;池塘”等更大范围的水体。例如:
A frog jumped out of the pool.(一只青蛙从水坑里跳了出来。)