pound

pound

名词 pound:

16 ounces

同义词：lb

the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

同义词：British pound, British pound sterling, pound sterling, quid

the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

同义词：Syrian pound

the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

同义词：Sudanese pound

the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

同义词：Lebanese pound

formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

同义词：Irish pound, Irish punt, punt

the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

同义词：Egyptian pound

the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

同义词：Cypriot pound

a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

同义词：lbf.

United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

同义词：Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound

a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

同义词：dog pound

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

同义词：hammer, hammering, pounding

动词 pound:

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

同义词：thump, poke

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

同义词：ram, ram down

move heavily or clumsily

同义词：lumber

move rhythmically

同义词：beat, thump

partition off into compartments

同义词：pound off

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

同义词：pound up

place or shut up in a pound

同义词：impound

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle