pound

英 [paʊnd]

美 [paʊnd]

n.  英镑(英国货币单位，等于100便士); 镑(英国以外某些国家的货币单位); 英镑与外币的比值
v.  反复击打; 连续砰砰地猛击; 咚咚地走; (心脏)狂跳，怦怦地跳

复数：pounds　过去式：pounded　现在分词：pounding　过去分词：pounded　第三人称单数：pounds　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.546 / COCA.1306

同义词辨析

beatflutterpoundpulsatethump【导航词义：跳动；拍动】

cageaviarycooppenpound【导航词义：笼子】

短语用例

pound sth↔out

• （用乐器）大声弹奏
  to play music loudly on a musical instrument

习惯用语

n.

(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of flesh
• （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西
  the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering
in for a penny, in for a pound
• 一不做，二不休；有始有终
  used to say that since you have started to do sth, it is worth spending as much time or money as you need to in order to complete it
prevention is better than cure
• 预防优于补救；防患于未然是上策
  it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened

柯林斯词典

• 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）
  Thepoundis 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 apound.
  1. Beer cost three pounds a bottle...
     啤酒每瓶3英镑。
  2. 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。
  3. ...multi-million pound profits.
     数百万英镑的利润
  4. ...a pound coin.
     1英镑硬币
• N-SING 英镑币制；镑币制
  The poundis used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 磅（英美等一些讲英语的国家的重量单位，合0.454千克）
  Apoundis a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. Apound ofsomething is a quantity of it that weighs one pound.
  1. Her weight was under ninety pounds.
     她的体重不足90磅。
  2. ...a pound of cheese.
     一磅奶酪
• （流浪猫狗的）收留所，待领场
  Apoundis a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners.
• （违章停放车辆的）扣留场
  Apoundis a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners.
• VERB 用力击打；连续砰砰地猛击
  If youpoundsomething orpound onit, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly.
  1. He pounded the table with his fist...
     他用拳头猛击桌子。
  2. Somebody began pounding on the front door...
     有人开始不停地猛敲前门。
  3. She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest.
     她冲向他，用拳头使劲打他的胸膛。
  4. ...the pounding waves.
     猛烈拍打的波浪
• VERB 把…捣成粉状；捣碎；舂烂
  If youpoundsomething, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.
  1. She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
     她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
• VERB （常因恐惧而心脏）剧烈跳动，怦怦地跳
  If your heartis pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid.
  1. I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe.
     我浑身冒汗，心脏狂跳，呼吸困难。
• See also:pounding
• PHRASE （不顾别人痛苦而坚决要求的）应得的东西
  If you say that someone demands theirpound 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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  1. the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
  2. the pounding of feet on the hallway
  Synonym:hammerhammeringpounding
• a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
  1. unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
  Synonym:dog pound
• a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
  Synonym:pound sign
• a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
  Synonym:lbf.
• the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  Synonym:British poundBritish pound sterlingpound sterlingquid
• the basic unit of money in Cyprus
  Synonym:Cypriot pound
• the basic unit of money in Egypt
  Synonym:Egyptian pound
• formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
  Synonym:Irish poundIrish puntpunt
• the basic unit of money in Lebanon
  Synonym:Lebanese pound
• the basic unit of money in the Sudan
  Synonym:Sudanese pound
• the basic unit of money in Syria
  Synonym:Syrian pound
• 16 ounces avoirdupois
  1. he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
  Synonym:lb
• a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

verb

• break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
  1. pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
• place or shut up in a pound
  1. pound the cows so they don't stray
  Synonym:impound
• shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
  1. The prisoners are safely pounded
  Synonym:pound up
• hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
  1. the salesman pounded the door knocker
  2. a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
  Synonym:thumppoke
• partition off into compartments
  1. The locks pound the water of the canal
  Synonym:pound off
• strike or drive against with a heavy impact
  1. ram the gate with a sledgehammer
  2. pound on the door
  Synonym:ramram down
• move rhythmically
  1. Her heart was beating fast
  Synonym:beatthump
• move heavily or clumsily
  1. The heavy man lumbered across the room
  Synonym:lumber

双语例句

• She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
  她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
• 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。
• Tea is sold by the pound.
  茶叶按磅出售。
• He pounded the table with his fist
  他用拳头猛击桌子。
• Her weight was under ninety pounds.
  她的体重不足90磅。
• Somebody began pounding on the front door
  有人开始不停地猛敲前门。
• The pound stayed firm against the dollar in London.
  在伦敦英镑对美元的汇价坚挺。
• Economic theory suggests that the devalued pound will boost the economy.
  经济学理论指出贬值的英镑将会促进经济的发展。
• Some analysts predicted that the exchange rate would soon be$ 2 to the pound.
  一些分析人士预测，英镑对美元的汇率将很快达到1:2。
• The price per pound works out at £ 3.20
  每磅价格合计3.20英镑。