pound
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/paʊnd/
🇬🇧
/paʊnd/
noun
A1
UK money unit, equal to 100 pence
The book costs five pounds.
這本書的價格是五英鎊。
A1
money unit in some other countries
He paid fifty Egyptian pounds for the meal.
他付了五十埃及鎊買這頓飯。
R
value of British money compared to other money
The pound is strong against the dollar today.
今天英鎊對美元走強。
B1
weight unit, equal to 0.454 kilograms
She lost ten pounds on her diet.
她通過節食減了十磅。
R
place where illegally parked cars are kept until paid for
My car was taken to the pound after I parked wrong.
我違規停車後，車被拖到了扣押場。
R
place where lost dogs are kept until owners come
We found our lost dog at the pound.
我們在流浪動物收容所找到了我們丟失的狗。
verb
R
hit hard many times, making loud noise
He pounded the door with his fist.
他用拳頭猛敲門。
R
walk with loud, heavy steps
She pounded up the stairs in a hurry.
她匆忙地咚咚跑上樓梯。
R
beat fast and loud, like a heart
My heart started to pound during the scary movie.
看恐怖電影時，我的心開始怦怦直跳。
R
hit many times to break into small pieces
Pound the garlic before adding it to the sauce.
把大蒜搗碎後再加入醬汁中。
R
attack an area with many bombs
The army pounded the enemy base all night.
軍隊整夜炮擊敵軍基地。
R
play music very loudly
The music pounded from the speakers.
音樂從揚聲器中轟鳴而出。
translation
英鎊, 鎊, 英鎊匯率, 磅, 車輛扣押場, 動物收容所
猛擊, 腳步沉重地走, 怦怦跳, 搗碎, 猛烈轟炸, 大聲播放音樂
詞形變化
3rd Present
pounds
Progressive
pounding
Past
pounded
Plural
pounds
Perfect
pounded