新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pound

英  [paʊnd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • pounds

    1[C 可数名词] 磅(英美等国的重量单位,等于0.454公斤) , 一磅的量

    A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, the US, 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her weight was under ninety pounds.

    她的体重不足90磅。

    例:

    a pound of cheese.

    一磅奶酪。

    2[C 可数名词] 英镑(英国货币单位,等于100便士)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    multi-million pound profits.

    数百万英镑的利润。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 镑制(英国等国的币制)

    The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    英镑对多数其他货币的汇率有望继续上升。

    4[C 可数名词] (走失猫狗的)认领处

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    cages at the local pound.

    本地走失猫狗认领处的笼子。

    5[C 可数名词] (被扣押的违章停放车辆的)认领处

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    The car remained in the police pound for a month.

    那辆汽车在警察局违章车辆认领处停放了一个月。

    VERB. 动词
  • pounds , pounding , pounded

    1[I 不及物动词] 连续重击

    If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly.

    双语例句

    例:

    He pounded the table with his fist.

    他用拳头猛击桌子。

    例:

    Somebody began pounding on the front door.

    有人开始猛敲前门。

    2[T 及物动词] 捣碎

    If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.

    双语例句

    例:

    She pounded the corn kernels.

    她捣碎了玉米粒。

    3[I 不及物动词] (心脏)怦怦跳

    If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid.

    双语例句

    例:

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

    我在流汗,心脏也怦怦跳,透不过气来。