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pound

英[paʊnd] 美[paʊnd]
  • n. 英镑;重击,重击声;兽栏;拘留所
  • vt. 捣烂;敲打;监禁,拘留
  • vi. 连续重击,猛击
  • n. (Pound)人名;(英)庞德

英英释意


1. 16 ounces;
"he tried to lift 100 pounds"
2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
10. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
11. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"