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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pound [paund]
  1. 1. noun [c] (unit of money) 镑
  2. 2. noun (unit of weight) 磅
  3. 3. noun (for dogs,cats) 认领所
  4. 4. noun (for cars) 认领场
  5. 5. vt. [+table] [ wall] [ door etc] (beat) 猛击
  6. 6. vt. [+spice] [ grain etc] (crush) 捣
  7. 7. vi. [heart+] 剧烈跳动
  8. 8. vi. [head+] 剧痛
    a pound coin
    1镑硬币
    a five-pound note
    5镑纸币
    half a pound (of sth)
    半磅(某物)

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pound [paʊnd]
  1. 1. n.[c] 常衡)磅
    He got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds.
    当他尝试举起100磅时,他疝气了。
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 庞德
  3. 3. noun Ezra(Loomis)Pound 埃兹拉·庞德,(1885-1972,美国作家
  4. 4. n.[c] 英镑
  5. 5. noun Louise Pound 庞德(1872-1958,美国语言学家民间传说研究者)
  6. 6. n.[c] 金衡)磅
  7. 7. n.[c] Roscoe Pound 罗斯科·庞德(1870-1964,美国教育家法学家
  8. 8. n.[c] 叙利亚磅
  9. 9. n.[c] 苏丹磅
  10. 10. n.[c] 黎巴嫩磅
  11. 11. n.[c] 爱尔兰镑
  12. 12. n.[c] 埃及
  13. 13. n.[c] 塞浦路斯磅
  14. 14. noun 磅力
  15. 15. noun 英镑符号
  16. 16. n.[c] 流浪犬收留所
    Unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound.
    没有执照的狗将会被带到动物收容所
  17. 17. n.[c] 重击捶打
  18. 18. noun 扣押违法停放车辆停车场
  19. 19. verb 重击捶打
    The salesman pounded the door knocker.
    这位推销员猛拍门环
  20. 20. verb 重敲
  21. 21. verb 笨重移动
  22. 22. vi. 节奏跳动律动
  23. 23. vt. 分隔切断
    The locks pound the water of the canal.
    这些船闸拦住了运河水流
  24. 24. vt. 监禁
    The prisoners are safely pounded.
    这些囚犯安全地关押起来
  25. 25. vt. 把……关进围栏
    Pound the cows so they don't stray.
    这些走失的牛关进待领场,这样它们不会乱跑了。
  26. 26. vt. 捣碎,舂碎
    Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.
    用又重又平的石头拍打树根

Collins English-English Dictionary

pound [paυnd]
  1. 1. vb [when intr, often foll by on or at] to strike heavily and often
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to beat to a pulp; pulverize
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to instil by constant drilling
    to pound Latin into him
  4. 4. vt. [tr; foll by out] to produce, as by typing heavily
  5. 5. vt. to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly
    he pounded the pavement looking for a job
  6. 6. vi. [intr] to throb heavily
  7. 7. n a heavy blow; thump
  8. 8. n the act of pounding
  9. 9. n [Etymology] Old English punian; related to Dutch puin rubble
pound [paυnd]
  1. 1. n an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453592 kilograms lb
  2. 2. n a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373242 kilograms lb tr
  3. 3. n [not in technical usage] a unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound avoirdupois where the acceleration of free fall is 32.174 feet per second per second lbf
  4. 4. n the standard monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and various UK overseas territories, divided into 100 pence pound sterling
  5. 5. n pound Scots a former Scottish monetary unit originally worth an English pound but later declining in value to 1 shilling 8 pence
  6. 6. n the former standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence; replaced by the euro in 2002 punt
  7. 7. n an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy
  8. 8. n (as modifier)
    a pound coin
  9. 9. n the standard monetary unit of the following countries
  10. 10. n Cyprus: divided into 100 cents
  11. 11. n Egypt: divided into 100 piastres
  12. 12. n Lebanon: divided into 100 piastres
  13. 13. n Syria: divided into 100 piastres
  14. 14. n another name for lira
  15. 15. n a former monetary unit of the Sudan replaced by the dinar in 1992
  16. 16. n [Etymology] Old English pund, from Latin pondo pound; related to German Pfund pound, Latin pondus weight
pound [paυnd]
  1. 1. n an enclosure, esp one maintained by a public authority, for keeping officially removed vehicles or distrained goods or animals, esp stray dogs
  2. 2. n a place where people are confined
  3. 3. n a trap for animals
  4. 4. n a trap or keepnet for fish - See pound net
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Late Old English pund- as in pundfeald pinfold

Examples

pound for pound/dollar for dollar
物有所值
pound sense into him
向他灌输理智
If you don't pay me, I will pound you into the ground.
如果不付钱,我就把你打趴下。
The £10 (ten pound) note is the second lowest denomination in value.
十英镑纸币是面额倒数第二小的货币。
There are over 84 million pound coins in circulation in Britain.
有价值为8400多万英镑的硬币在英国流通。
The pound has fallen against the dollar.
英镑对美元的比值有所下跌。

nciku Video Note

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  • Scene:

    捶背 / pounding her back gently

  • Examples:

    捶背,捶鼓,捶打,捶胸顿足

  • Description:

    捶 means to pound something or someone with a hammer or fist.

Related video notes: 捶、梆、打、敲

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