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pound
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vt.& vi.

vi.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词：Pound  

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1. N-COUNT 英镑（英国货币单位，等于100便士）；镑（埃及等国的货币单位） The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound . 

  • Beer cost three pounds a bottle...

    啤酒每瓶3英镑。

  • A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.

    价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。

  • ...multi-million pound profits.

    数百万英镑的利润

2. N-SING 英镑币制；镑币制 The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds. 

  • The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies.

    英镑对大多数其他货币的汇率有望继续升高。

3. N-COUNT 磅（英美等一些讲英语的国家的重量单位，合0.454千克） A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound.  →see usage note at: weight

  • Her weight was under ninety pounds.

    她的体重不足90磅。

  • ...a pound of cheese.

    一磅奶酪

4. N-COUNT （流浪猫狗的）收留所，待领场 A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners. 
5. N-COUNT （违章停放车辆的）扣留场 A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners. 
6. VERB 用力击打；连续砰砰地猛击 If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly. 

  • He pounded the table with his fist...

    他用拳头猛击桌子。

  • Somebody began pounding on the front door...

    有人开始不停地猛敲前门。

  • She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest.

    她冲向他，用拳头使劲打他的胸膛。

7. VERB 把…捣成粉状；捣碎；舂烂 If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces. 

  • She paused as she pounded the maize grains.

    她捣玉米粒时停了一下。

8. VERB （常因恐惧而心脏）剧烈跳动，怦怦地跳 If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid. 

  • I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe.

    我浑身冒汗，心脏狂跳，呼吸困难。

pounding

  • ...the fast pounding of her heart.

    她快速的心跳

9. See also: pounding;  
10. PHRASE （不顾别人痛苦而坚决要求的）应得的东西 If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from. 

  • Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit.

    透支稍微超出限额时，银行便会很快要求归还欠款。

Noun

1. 16 ounces;

  • "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
  • synonym： lb

2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

10. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;

  • "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"

11. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);

  • "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
  • "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
Verb

1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;

  • "the salesman pounded the door knocker"
  • "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact;

  • "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
  • "pound on the door"

3. move heavily or clumsily;

  • "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

4. move rhythmically;

  • "Her heart was beating fast"

5. partition off into compartments;

  • "The locks pound the water of the canal"

6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;

  • "The prisoners are safely pounded"

7. place or shut up in a pound;

  • "pound the cows so they don't stray"

8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;

  • "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

医学

  • 1.磅：为英美常衡和药剂系统的一种重量单位；一常衡磅为16盎司或7000格林，相当于453.592克；药剂磅为12盎司，或5760格林，等于373.242克。缩写为lb

金融

  • 1.英镑区
1. All I've got is a 20 pound note and about a pound in silver.
我所有的钱是一张二十英镑的钞票和一枚一英镑的银币。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound.
一盎斯是十六分之一磅。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. As from Sunday,May 1st,all fares on the corporation's transport services will be increased by ten pence in the pound.
从5月1日即星期日起，本公司运输费将每磅提高10便士。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. During the monetary crisis, several European bankers rallied to the pound.
在金融危机期间，欧洲的几个银行家联合起来支持英镑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Every purchaser of a pound of coffee received a box of cookies as a bonus.
每买一磅咖啡的人都得到一盒免费奉送的饼干。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6. Fifty years ago, twenty cents were an excessive price for a pound of sugar.
50年前， 20美分买一磅白糖是个过高的价格。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.
由于这次过失，他被降了级，又被打发去干徒步巡警了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. He borrowed a pound off me.
他借我一英镑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. I contributed a pound towards Jane's leaving present.
我凑了一英镑给简买告别礼物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.
除了一张百万英镑的钞票，这世上我是一无所有。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. If you put on another a pound weight the scale can be balanced.
如果你再放上一个一磅的砝码，这个秤就能平衡。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. It was decided to float the pound because a fixed value was damaging exports.
决定浮动英镑的汇率，因为固定汇率不利于出口贸易。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. My employer deducted a pound from my wages this week.
我的雇主从我本周的工钱中扣除了一英镑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. Recent renewed surge of the dollar has helped send the pound and the French franc to new lows.
美元最近的重新增值使英镑和法朗下跌到新的低度。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. She slipped a pound note into his hand.
她把一英镑的钞票塞到他的手里。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Tea is sold by the pound.
茶叶按磅出售。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. The Bank of England tried to rally the pound.
英格兰银行试图使英镑重新坚挺。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. The bank has taken further steps to retain control over the value of the pound.
这家银行已采取进一步措施来保持对英镑购买力的控制。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. The move stopped the pound's decline but failed to bring about a significant rally.
这个行动制止了英镑的下跌，但是未能使比价有很大上升。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. The pound floated (up/down).
英镑（向上/向下）自由浮动。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》