pound是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries -- 鎊（英國等國家的貨幣單位）

  • a one-pound/two-pound coin 一英鎊／兩英鎊的硬幣

  • There are one hundred pence in a pound. 1英鎊等於100便士。

  • They stole jewellery valued at £50,000 (= 50,000 pounds). 他們偷了價值五萬英鎊的珠寶。

  • "Do you have any change?" "Sorry, I only have a five-pound note. 「你有零錢嗎？」「抱歉，我只有一張五英鎊的紙鈔。」

  • The devaluation of the pound will make British goods more competitive abroad. 英鎊貶值會使英國商品在海外更具競爭力。

  • On the foreign exchanges the pound rose two cents against the dollar to $1.52. 外匯市場上英鎊對美元比價上漲了兩美分，達到1.52美元。

• 1 a unit for measuring weight -- 磅（重量單位）

  • One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams. 1磅約等於454公克。

  • One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs. 1公斤大約相當於2.2磅。

  • There are 16 ounces in one pound. 1磅等於16盎司。

  • Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth. 安的小孩出生時重8.5磅。

• 2 to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force, or to crush something by hitting it repeatedly -- 連續重擊；搗碎；猛烈襲擊

  • I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize. 上臺領獎時我感到心怦怦直跳。

  • Nearly 50 people are still missing after the storm pounded the coast. 風暴襲擊海岸之後，目前仍有約50人失蹤。

  • The city was pounded to rubble during the war. 戰爭中這座城市被炸成一片廢墟。

  • He pounded on the door demanding to be let in. 他不停地大力敲門要進去。

  • She was pounding away on her typewriter until four in the morning. 她在打字機上敲字直到淩晨四點。