名詞 pound:

1. 16 ounces
   同義詞：lb
2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
   同義詞：British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid
3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
   同義詞：Syrian pound
4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
   同義詞：Sudanese pound
5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
   同義詞：Lebanese pound
6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
   同義詞：Irish pound, Irish punt, punt
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
   同義詞：Egyptian pound
8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
   同義詞：Cypriot pound
9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
   同義詞：lbf.
10. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
    同義詞：Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
11. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
    同義詞：dog pound
12. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
    同義詞：hammer, hammering, pounding

動詞 pound:

1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
   同義詞：thump, poke
2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
   同義詞：ram, ram down
3. move heavily or clumsily
   同義詞：lumber
4. move rhythmically
   同義詞：beat, thump
5. partition off into compartments
   同義詞：pound off
6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
   同義詞：pound up
7. place or shut up in a pound
   同義詞：impound
8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

1. He pounded the table angrily.
   他生氣地猛拍桌子。
2. I lost several pounds last month.
   我上個月瘦了好幾磅。

pound

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pound 或 pounds
Abbr. lb.
縮寫 lb.
A unit of weight equal to ' ounces (453.592 grams).
磅：相當(dāng)于'盎司(453.592克）的重量單位
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 2 ounces (373.242 grams).See table at measurement
金衡磅：相當(dāng)于2盎司(373.242克）的藥衡制重量單位參見 measurement
A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.
不同重量單位：在各個國家及時代各不相同的重量單位
A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.87 meters (32.74 feet) per second per second.
一磅力：英國所采用的力的單位，相當(dāng)于在重力加速度為9.87米/秒（即32.74英尺/秒）的地區(qū)的一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)磅東西的重量

The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 97.Also called pound sterling
英磅：英國的基本貨幣單位，值20先令或97年采用十進制以前的240舊便士也作 pound sterling
A basic unit of currency in Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and United Kingdom.See table at currency
貨幣單位：塞浦路斯、埃及、愛爾蘭、黎巴嫩、蘇丹、敘利亞及英國的基本貨幣單位參見 currency
A monetary unit of Scotland before the Act of Union (707).Also called In this sense, also called pound scots
蘇格蘭磅：合并法生效前(707年）蘇格蘭的貨幣單位也作 在此意義上也可稱作 pound scots

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English pund
源自 古英語 pund
from West Germanic *punda-
源自 西日耳曼語 *punda-
from Latin (lobra) pondô [(a pound) by weight] * see (s)pen-
源自 拉丁語 (lobra) pondô [重量上的一磅] *參見 (s)pen-

pound
pound 2

v.（動詞）
pound.ed,pound.ing,pounds
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To strike repeatedly and forcefully.See Synonyms at beat
連續(xù)重擊：連續(xù)地、用力地擊打參見 beat
To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush.
搗碎，碾碎，舂爛：打碎成粉末或漿；磨碎或壓碎
To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition:
強迫吸收，反復(fù)灌輸：連續(xù)不斷地，重復(fù)地強行灌輸：
例句：
pounded knowledge into the students` heads.
將知識不斷地硬塞進學(xué)生的頭腦中

To assault with heavy gunfire.
猛烈開火：用猛烈的炮火襲擊
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To strike vigorous, repeated blows:
連續(xù)重擊：猛烈連續(xù)地打擊：
例句：
He pounded on the table.
他連續(xù)地重重擊打桌子

To move along heavily and noisily:
沉重而吵鬧地移動：
例句：
The children pounded up the stairs.
孩子們吵鬧地走上樓梯

To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb:
砰砰跳，悸動：急速而又沉重地搏動、跳動；悸動：
例句：
Her heart pounded.
她的心砰砰地急跳著

To move or work laboriously:
（吃力的）行動，工作：費力地移動或工作：
例句：
a ship that pounded through heavy seas.
費力穿越?jīng)坝看蠛５拇?/br>
n.（名詞）
A heavy blow.
重擊
The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.
重擊聲；錘擊
The act of pounding.
猛打，重擊：猛打，重擊的行為

<習(xí)慣用語>pound the pavement【俚語】
To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.
躑躅街頭：徒步在街上走，尤指找工作
來源：
Middle English pounden
中古英語 pounden
alteration of pounen
pounen的變化
from Old English pônian
源自 古英語 pônian

【引伸】
pound.er
n.（名詞）

---------------另--------------
pound
pound 3

n.（名詞）
A public enclosure for the confinement of stray dogs or livestock.
認(rèn)領(lǐng)欄，動物收容所：收養(yǎng)迷途的狗或家畜的公用牲畜欄
A place in which impounded property is held until redeemed.
待贖所：暫時保持私人財物直至主人贖回的庫棧
An enclosure in which animals or fish are trapped or kept.
圍地魚塘：捕捉或蓄養(yǎng)動物或魚類的圍欄
A place of confinement for lawbreakers.
監(jiān)禁所，禁閉所：監(jiān)禁違法者的地方
v.tr.（及物動詞）
pound.ed,pound.ing,pounds
To confine in or as if in a pound; impound.
扣留：監(jiān)禁于或好象監(jiān)禁于圍欄中；沒收（財物）

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English pund- [enclosure]
源自 古英語 pund- [圍地，圍欄]
as in pundfald [pen]
如在 pundfald [圍欄]