英语词汇“pound”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

首页英汉汉英英英词组用法例句同义词写作俚语缩写词源词根法汉德汉日汉俄汉韩汉西汉意汉泰汉越汉

单词	pound
释义	pound I. \ˈpau̇nd\ noun (plural pounds \-n(d)z\ ; also pound) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pund; akin to Old High German phunt pound, Old Norse & Gothic pund; all from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin pondo pound; akin to Latin pondus weight — more at pendant 1. : any of various units of mass and weight: as a. : a unit equal to 12 troy ounces or 5760 grains or 0.3732417216 kilogram formerly used in weighing gold, silver, and a few other costly materials — called also troy pound b. : a unit now in general use among English-speaking peoples equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.45359237 kilogram < a 7-pound roast > — called also avoirdupois pound; see measure table 2. a. or pound sterling : the basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom — see money table b. or pound scots usually capitalized S : a monetary unit of Scotland before union with England, similar to the English pound but by the time of union much debased in value c. : any of a number of basic monetary units of other countries (as Ireland, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Sudan) — see money table d. : a note representing one pound e. : a gold coin worth or representing one pound unit (as a Syrian gold pound) — see sovereign f. : lira • - pound of flesh II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Britain : to ascertain the variation from standard of (coins) by weighing together the number that should weigh one or more pounds III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian; probably akin to Dutch puin rubbish, rubble *transitive verb* 1. : to grind with or as if with a mortar and pestle : pulverize, crush < a prescription was being pounded up in a mortar — William Beebe > < he was being pounded between … loyalty and the howling respectability of the great world — Donald Davidson > 2. a. : to strike with or as if with heavy blows : beat, hammer < pound nails into a board > < pound a typewriter > < breakers pound the beach > < peaks rose darkly, pounding his senses — Florette Henri > < surface vessels continued to pound enemy coastal targets — New York Times > b. : to produce by means of repeated vigorous strokes — usually used with out < pound out a tune on the piano > < pound out a story on the typewriter > c. : to compel assimilation of by insistent repetition < day after day the facts were pounded home to them — Ivy B. Priest > — often used with in or into < pound Latin into the head of a youngster — C.M.Fuess > 3. a. : to traverse or proceed along heavily or persistently : lumber, tramp < world's heaviest aircraft pounded and blasted her way down the runway — Lou Stoumen > < pounded the pavements trying to find work — Frank O'Leary > b. : to compress by constant trampling < streets … of reddish, clayey earth, pounded to rocklike hardness by countless human feet — Tom Marvel > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to strike repeated blows : beat or knock heavily : thump < talking politely at the conference table instead of pounding on it — Newsweek > < their hearts pound, and pulse rate may climb to 160 beats a minute — J.D.Ratcliff > < pounds doggedly … at the central theme — Roger Shattuck > specifically : to slap the water violently and repeatedly — used of a ship < if you spread the ballast out … she will be less likely to pound when punching into a hard sea — Peter Heaton > b. : to keep up a battering assault < these thoughts pounded and hammered in her indignant consciousness — J.C.Powys > < all day long the sun pounded down through the breathless air — T.O.Heggen > < the mother pounds at him for his drinking — Arna W. Bontemps > — often used with away < the two fleets pounded away at each other until nightfall — American Guide Series: Vermont > 2. a. : to move heavily or fast usually with an accompanying repetitive sound of impact : thunder, pelt < on its rocky shore a heavy surf pounds ceaselessly — American Guide Series: Maine > < a fast rider was pounding down the road — J.D.Horan > < a low-flying Lancaster was pounding home heavily, steadily — Earle Birney > b. : to work hard or hard and continuously — used with away < kept pounding away at his job > c. : to make a thumping noise < the engine was pounding > Synonyms: see beat • - pound one's ear IV. noun (-s) : an act of pounding : blow, thud < destroys with heavy pounds his little caricature — Louis Auchincloss > < the pound of feet in the passageway > V. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, enclosure, pound, from Old English pund- 1. a. : a public enclosure for strays or unlicensed animals : pinfold < dog pound > b. dialect : a pen or enclosure for domestic animals (as cattle or sheep) : barnyard, corral c. : an enclosure for trapping wild animals < an old buffalo pound, built of logs — American Antiquity > d. : a depot for holding personal property until redeemed by the owner < tow services and pounds for cars tagged for obstructing traffic — J.C.Ingraham > 2. : a place or condition of confinement < find his honor in a pound, hemmed by a triple circle round — Jonathan Swift > < buckled straps … held the sleeves in pound — P.A.Rollins > 3. dialect England : pond 4. a. (1) : a confine in which fish are caught or kept; specifically : the inner compartment of a fish trap or pound net which retains the fish (2) : pound net b. (1) : a tank full of water in which live lobsters are kept (2) : an establishment selling live lobsters VI. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English pownen, from pound, n., enclosure, pound 1. archaic : to confine in or as if in an enclosure : pen 2. archaic : to dam up (water) : impound
随便看	firefly squid fire-form fire frame fire fungus fire gilding fire grass fireground fireguard fire gun firehall fire hangbird fire hat fire hook firehorse firehouse firehouse firehouse pinochle fire-hunt fire hunt fire insurance fire iron fire laddie fire lane fireless fireless

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。