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    pound 的英语意思

    poundpound1 /paʊnd/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1weight [countable] (written abbreviation lb) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms重量单位,等于16盎司或0.454千克pound of a pound of apples一磅苹果 Moira weighs about 130 pounds.Moira体重约130磅。 The grapes cost $2 a pound.这葡萄每磅2美元。2money [countable] (also pound sterling) a) £ the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence英国标准货币单位,可分为100便士:  They spent over a thousand pounds.他们花了一千多英镑。 a multi-million pound business价值数百万英镑的企业 a five pound note一张五英镑纸币 b)the (British) pound the value of British money compared with the value of the money of other countries英镑与其他国家货币相比的价值(汇率):  The pound was up against the dollar.英镑对美元汇率上升。 c)the standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan其他多个国家(如埃及和苏丹)的标准货币单位3for dogs and cats [countable usually singular] a place where dogs and cats that have been found on the street are kept until their owners come to get them收容街头走失猫狗的场所,等待失主前来认领4for cars [countable] a place where cars that have been illegally parked are kept until their owners pay money to get them back扣押违章停放车辆的场所,车主须缴费方可取回5get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh to get the full amount of work, money etc that someone owes you, even though it makes them suffer and you do not really need it. The phrase comes from Shylock, a character in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. He is a Jewish money-lender who lends money to Antonio. When Antonio is unable to pay the money back, Shylock says he has the right to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body.向欠债者索取全额报偿(金钱、劳务等),尽管此举令其受苦,自己其实也未必真正需要。该短语源自莎士比亚戏剧《威尼斯商人》中的人物夏洛克——一位犹太放贷人,将钱借给安东尼奥。安东尼奥无力偿还时,夏洛克声称有权从安东尼奥身上割下一磅肉。6telephone [uncountable] American English the pound key井号键(#键)
    poundpound2 verb 1hit [intransitive, transitive] to hit something very hard several times and make a lot of noise, damage it, break it into smaller pieces etc用力反复击打某物,发出巨响、造成损坏或将其砸碎等:  He began pounding the keyboard of his computer.他开始猛敲电脑键盘。pound against/on Thomas pounded on the door with his fist.Thomas用拳头猛捶门。 Waves pounded against the pier.波浪猛烈拍打着码头。pound something against/on something Green pounded his fist on the counter.Green用拳头猛击柜台。 see thesaurus at hit2heart [intransitive] if your heart or blood is pounding, your heart is beating very hard and quickly心脏或血液怦怦跳,指心脏跳动非常剧烈而急促pound with Patrick rushed to the door, his heart pounding with excitement.Patrick冲向门口,心脏因兴奋而怦怦直跳。 She ran, her heart pounding in her chest.她跑着,胸口心跳怦怦作响。3head [intransitive] if your head is pounding, it feels painful, especially because you have a headache or you have been using a lot of effort头部阵阵剧痛,尤指因头痛或过度用力所致4move [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to walk or run quickly with heavy loud steps迈着沉重而响亮的步伐快步走或奔跑pound along/through/down etc I could hear him pounding up the stairs.我能听到他踩着沉重的脚步上楼的声音。 a policeman pounding his beat沿辖区巡逻的警察 Runners will be pounding the pavement this weekend during the London Marathon.本周末伦敦马拉松期间,跑者们将踏遍街道奋力奔跑。5attack with bombs [transitive] to attack a place continuously for a long time with bombs长时间持续对某地进行炸弹轰炸:  Enemy forces have been pounding the city for over two months.敌军对这座城市的轰炸已持续两个多月。pound something ↔ out phrasal verb to play music loudly大声演奏音乐:  The Rolling Stones were pounding out one of their old numbers.滚石乐队正在大声演奏他们的一首旧曲。