pound
美[paʊnd] vt.& vi.连续重击；咚咚地走
vi.（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）；（心脏）狂跳；脚步沉重地走（或跑）
vt.连续重击；捣碎，碾碎；强迫吸收；猛烈袭击
网络磅；井号；猛击；英磅
1 . The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那颗重达1,000磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的。
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2 . There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound .
英镑大幅贬值。
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3 . The drop was caused partly by the pound 's strength against the dollar.
下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。
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4 . Beef now costs well over 30 roubles a pound .
牛肉现在卖到了每磅30多卢布。
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5 . Integrating the pound with other European currencies could cause difficulties.
把英镑与欧洲其他货币合并会引发许多难题。
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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
1.hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument;
the salesman pounded the door knocker
2.strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
ram the gate with a sledgehammer
3.move heavily or clumsily;
The heavy man lumbered across the room
4.move rhythmically;
Her heart was beating fast
5.partition off into compartments;
The locks pound the water of the canal
6.shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;
The prisoners are safely pounded
7.place or shut up in a pound;
pound the cows so they don't stray
8.break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;
pound the roots with a heavy flat stone