verb🔗Shareせき止める, 貯めるTo block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam."The construction crew was ponding the rainwater behind a temporary barrier to prevent it from flooding the construction site. "建設作業員は、建設現場が浸水するのを防ぐために、仮設の障壁の後ろに雨水をせき止めていた。environmentagriculturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share池にする, 貯めるTo make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming."The construction crew is ponding the rainwater to create a temporary water source for mixing cement. "建設作業員は、セメントを混ぜるための一時的な水源を作るために雨水を池にしています。environmentgeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share池を形成する, 溜まるTo form a pond; to pool."After the heavy rain, water was ponding in the low spots of the parking lot. "大雨の後、駐車場の一番低い場所に水が溜まっていた。environmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share熟考する, 考えるTo ponder."After the difficult exam, Sarah was ponding over whether she had answered the last question correctly. "難しい試験の後、サラは最後の質問に正しく答えたかどうかを熟考していた。mindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share湛水、水たまりThe excessive accumulation of water at low-lying areas that remains after 48 hours after the end of rainfall under conditions conducive to drying."The ponding in the school parking lot was so bad that even three days after the rain stopped, large puddles remained. "学校の駐車場での湛水はひどく、雨が止んでから3日経っても大きな水たまりが残っていました。weatherdisasterenvironmentgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
