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pound

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Related topics: Measurement, Motor vehicles
pound1 /paʊnd/ ●●● S1 W2 noun
1 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〕
pound of
a pound of apples
一磅蘋果
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 [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
a five pound note
五英鎊的紙幣
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〕
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6. telephone 電話 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE the pound key #號鍵
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Related topics: Weapons
pound2 ●○○ verb
1 hit 擊打 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HIT to hit something very hard several times and make a lot of noise, damage it, break it into smaller pieces etc 連續重擊,猛打
He began pounding the keyboard of his computer.
他開始猛敲電腦鍵盤。
pound against/on
Thomas pounded on the door with his fist.
托馬斯用拳頭捶門。
Waves pounded against the pier.
浪濤猛烈地拍擊着碼頭。
pound something against/on something
Green pounded his fist on the counter.
格林用拳頭猛敲櫃台。
see thesaurus at hit
2 heart 心髒 [intransitiveI]HBH if your heart or blood is pounding, your heart is beating very hard and quickly 〔心髒〕劇烈地跳動
pound with
Patrick rushed to the door, his heart pounding with excitement.
帕特裏克沖到門口,他的心激動得怦怦直跳。
She ran, her heart pounding in her chest.
她跑着,心在胸口狂跳。
3. head [intransitiveI] if your head is pounding, it feels painful, especially because you have a headache or you have been using a lot of effort 〔頭〕劇痛
4 move 移動 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep, transitiveT]RUN to walk or run quickly with heavy loud steps 腳步聲沉重地走[]
pound along/through/down etc
I could hear him pounding up the stairs.
我聽到他咚咚咚地上樓來。
a policeman pounding his beat
徒步巡邏的警察
Runners will be pounding the pavement this weekend during the London Marathon.
本周末倫敦馬拉鬆比賽期間選手們將跑上街頭。
5 attack with bombs 用炸彈襲擊 [transitiveT]PMWATTACK to attack a place continuously for a long time with bombs 連續轟炸,猛烈襲擊
Enemy forces have been pounding the city for over two months.
敵軍兩個多月來一直在猛攻那個城市。
6pound something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to play music loudly 大聲演奏
The Rolling Stones were pounding out one of their old numbers.
滾石樂隊正高唱他們的一首老歌。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
poundpound /paʊnd/ noun [countableC]
1 written abbreviation £ the standard unit of currency in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence
a twenty-pound note
a shortfall of millions of pounds
2the (British) pound the value of the British currency compared with that of other countries
The pound climbed strongly against the dollar.
grey pound pink pound
3the unit of currency in a number of countries, including Cyprus and Egypt
4 written abbreviation lb a unit of weight equal to 16 OUNCEs or 0.454 KILOGRAMs
Apple prices averaged 24.9 cents a pound.
Origin pound1
1. Old English pund, from Latin pondo
2. (1400-1500) Perhaps from Old English pund-, found only in compound words
pound2
Old English punian

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