pound1 /paʊnd/ ●●● S1 W2 noun1 weight 重量 [countableC] (written abbreviation lb)TM a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms 磅〔重量單位,相當於16盎司或0.454公斤〕Moira weighs about 130 pounds. 莫伊拉的體重約爲130磅。
The grapes cost $2 a pound. 葡萄的價格是2美元一磅。
2 money 錢 [countableC] (also pound sterling) a) PEC £ the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence 英鎊〔英國標準貨幣單位,等於100便士〕They spent over a thousand pounds. 他們花了一千多英鎊。
a multi-million pound business 一筆幾百萬英鎊的生意
b) the (British) poundPEC the value of British money compared with the value of the money of other countries 英鎊與外幣的比值The pound was up against the dollar. 英鎊兌美元的匯率有所上升。
c) PECthe standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan 鎊〔埃及、蘇丹等國的標準貨幣單位〕 3. for dogs and cats 用於狗和貓 [countableC usually singular]TTCHBP a place where dogs and cats that have been found on the street are kept until their owners come to get them 〔走失的狗、貓的〕待領場 4. for cars 用於汽車 [countableC]TTCHBP a place where cars that have been illegally parked are kept until their owners pay money to get them back 〔違規停放車輛的〕臨時扣押場 5. get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh SUFFERto 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. 無情地要回所欠之物〔此短語源自莎士比亞的戲劇《威尼斯商人》中放高利貸的猶太商人夏洛克一角〕get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh• The Government gets its pound of flesh, doesn't it.
6. telephone 電話 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE the pound key #號鍵