pound是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries -- 镑（英国等国家的货币单位）

  • a one-pound/two-pound coin 一英镑／两英镑的硬币

  • There are one hundred pence in a pound. 1英镑等于100便士。

  • They stole jewellery valued at £50,000 (= 50,000 pounds). 他们偷了价值5万英镑的珠宝。

  • "Do you have any change?" "Sorry, I only have a five-pound note. “你有零钱吗？”“抱歉，我只有一张5英镑的纸币。”

  • The devaluation of the pound will make British goods more competitive abroad. 英镑贬值会使英国商品在海外更具竞争力。

  • On the foreign exchanges the pound rose two cents against the dollar to $1.52. 外汇市场上英镑对美元比价上涨了两美分，达到1.52美元。

• 1 a unit for measuring weight -- 磅（重量单位）

  • One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams. 1磅约等于454克。

  • One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs. 1千克大约相当于2.2磅。

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

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

• 2 to hit or beat repeatedly with a lot of force, or to crush something by hitting it repeatedly -- 连续重击；捣碎；猛烈袭击

  • I could feel my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize. 上台领奖时我感到心怦怦直跳。

  • Nearly 50 people are still missing after the storm pounded the coast. 风暴袭击海岸之后，目前仍有约50人失踪。

  • The city was pounded to rubble during the war. 战争中这座城市被炸成一片废墟。

  • He pounded on the door demanding to be let in. 他不停地砸门要进去。

  • She was pounding away on her typewriter until four in the morning. 她在打字机上敲字直到凌晨4点。