[N-COUNT 可数名词]英镑（英国货币单位，等于100便士）；镑（埃及等国的货币单位） 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 .
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Beer cost three pounds a bottle...
啤酒每瓶3英镑。
A thousand pounds worth of jewellery and silver has been stolen.
价值1,000英镑的珠宝和银饰被盗。
...multi-million pound profits.
数百万英镑的利润
...a pound coin.
1英镑硬币
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[N-SING 单数名词]英镑币制；镑币制The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds.
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The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies.
英镑对大多数其他货币的汇率有望继续升高。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]磅（英美等一些讲英语的国家的重量单位，合0.454千克） A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, 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. →see usage note at:
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Her weight was under ninety pounds.
她的体重不足90磅。
...a pound of cheese.
一磅奶酪
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（流浪猫狗的）收留所，待领场 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.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（违章停放车辆的）扣留场 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.
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[VERB 动词]用力击打；连续砰砰地猛击 If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly.
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He pounded the table with his fist...
他用拳头猛击桌子。
Somebody began pounding on the front door...
有人开始不停地猛敲前门。
She came at him, pounding her fists against his chest.
她冲向他，用拳头使劲打他的胸膛。
...the pounding waves.
猛烈拍打的波浪
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[VERB 动词]把…捣成粉状；捣碎；舂烂 If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.
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She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
她捣玉米粒时停了一下。
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[VERB 动词]（常因恐惧而心脏）剧烈跳动，怦怦地跳 If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid.
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I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe.
我浑身冒汗，心脏狂跳，呼吸困难。
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...the fast pounding of her heart.
她快速的心跳
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[PHRASE 短语]（不顾别人痛苦而坚决要求的）应得的东西 If you say that someone demands their pound of flesh, you mean that they insist on getting something they are entitled to, even though it may cause distress to the person it is demanded from.
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Banks are quick to demand their pound of flesh when overdrafts run a little over the limit.
透支稍微超出限额时，银行便会很快要求归还欠款。
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poundpoundspoundedpoundingnoun★money 钱1★[countable ](alsotechnical 术语ˌpound ˈsterling)(symb.£ )the unit of money in the UK, worth 100 pence 英镑（英国货币单位，等于 100 便士）◆a ten-pound note一张十英镑的钞票◆a pound coin一英镑的硬币◆I've spent £25 on food today.我今天的餐费花了 25 英镑。◆What would you do if you won a million pounds?你要是赢了一百万英镑，你想怎么用？☞see also
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n.2★[countable ]the unit of money of several other countries 镑（英国以外某些国家的货币单位）3the pound[singular ]( finance 财) the value of the British pound compared with the value of the money of other countries 英镑与外币的比值◆the strength/weakness of the pound(against other currencies) 英镑强势╱疲软◆The pound closed slightly down at $1.534.英镑的汇价略跌，收盘时为 1.534 美元。weight 重量4★[countable ](abbr.lb )a unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.454 of a kilogram 磅（重量单位，合 0.454 千克）◆half a pound of butter半磅黄油◆They cost two dollars a pound.这些东西每磅两元。◆I've lost six and a half pounds since I started my diet.从节食以来，我体重已减轻了六磅半。for cars 汽车5[countable ]a place where vehicles that have been parked illegally are kept until their owners pay to get them back 违章停车车辆扣留场for dogs 狗6[countable ]a place where dogs that have been found in the street without their owners are kept until their owners claim them 失狗收留所IDIOM(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of ˈfleshthe full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering （不顾别人死活要讨回）应得的东西ORIGINFrom Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice,in which the moneylender Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio's body if he could not pay back the money he borrowed. 源自莎士比亚的《威尼斯商人》。如果安东尼奥不能偿还借款，放债者夏洛克就要割他身上的一磅肉抵债。☞more at
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verbhit 击打1[intransitive , transitive ]to hit sth/sb hard many times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise 反复击打；连续砰砰地猛击SYN
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poundat/against/on sth ◆Heavy rain pounded on the roof.暴雨 _20CD0.png _20CD0.png地砸在屋顶上。 ◆Someone was pounding at the door.有人在砰砰地敲门。poundaway (at/against/on sth) ◆The factory's machinery pounded away day and night.工厂的机器昼夜轰隆个不停。poundsb/sth (with sth) ◆She pounded him with her fists.她用拳头一个劲地擂他。☞synonyms at
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walk noisily 咚咚走动2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to move with noisy steps 咚咚地走◆She pounded along the corridor after him.她跟着他在走廊里咚咚地走过。of heart/blood 心脏；血液3[intransitive ]to beat quickly and loudly （心脏）狂跳，怦怦地跳◆Her heart was pounding with excitement.她激动得心脏怦怦直跳。◆The blood was pounding (= making a beating noise)in his ears. 他听到血液在耳中怦怦搏动的声音。◆Her head began to pound.她的头开始怦怦地抽痛。◆a pounding headache锤击般的头痛break into pieces 粉碎4[transitive ]poundsth (to/into sth) to hit sth many times in order to break it into smaller pieces 捣碎；击碎◆The seeds were pounded to a fine powder.籽粒被捣成了细粉。attack with bombs 轰炸5[transitive ]poundsth to attack an area with a large number of bombs over a period of time 狂轰滥炸◆The area is still being pounded by rebel guns.这个地区仍然遭受着叛军炮火的轰击。of music 音乐6[intransitive ]pound(out) to be played loudly 大声播放◆Rock music was pounding out from the jukebox.自动点唱机高声播放着摇滚乐。PHRASAL VERBˌpound sth↔ˈoutto play music loudly on a musical instrument （用乐器）大声弹奏◆to pound out a tune on the piano在钢琴上用力弹奏曲子pound/paʊnd; NAmEpaʊnd/
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1weight [countable] (written abbreviation lb) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16ounces or 0.454 kilogramspound of a pound of apples Moira weighs about 130 pounds. The grapes cost $2 a pound.2money [countable] (also pound sterling)a) £ the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence: They spent over a thousand pounds. a multi-million pound business a five pound noteb)the (British) pound the value of British money compared with the value of the money of other countries: The pound was up against the dollar.c)the standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan3for dogs and cats [countable usually singular] a place where dogs and cats that have been found on the street are kept until their owners come to get them4for cars [countable] a place where cars that have been illegally parked are kept until their owners pay money to get them back5get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh to get the full amount of work, money etc that someone owes you, even though it makes them suffer and you do not really need it. The phrase comes from Shylock, a character in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. He is a Jewish money-lender who lends money to Antonio. When Antonio is unable to pay the money back, Shylock says he has the right to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body.6telephone [uncountable] American English the pound key
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1hit [intransitive, transitive] to hit something very hard several times and make a lot of noise, damage it, break it into smaller pieces etc: He began pounding the keyboard of his computer.pound against/on Thomas pounded on the door with his fist. Waves pounded against the pier.pound something against/on something Green pounded his fist on the counter.► see thesaurus at
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2heart [intransitive] if your heart or blood is pounding, your heart is beating very hard and quicklypound with Patrick rushed to the door, his heart pounding with excitement. She ran, her heart pounding in her chest.3head [intransitive] if your head is pounding, it feels painful, especially because you have a headache or you have been using a lot of effort4move [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to walk or run quickly with heavy loud stepspound along/through/down etc I could hear him pounding up the stairs. a policeman pounding his beat Runners will be pounding the pavement this weekend during the London Marathon.5attack with bombs [transitive] to attack a place continuously for a long time with bombs: Enemy forces have been pounding the city for over two months.pound out phrasal verbto play music loudly: The Rolling Stones were pounding out one of their old numbers.
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