pounds

中文释义

1. n. 磅, 英镑；重击（pound复数形式）

英文释义

1. n 16 ounces avoirdupois
2. n the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
3. n a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
4. n the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
5. n the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
6. n the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
7. n formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
8. n the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
9. n the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
10. n a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
11. n United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
12. n a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
13. n a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
14. n the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
15. v hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
16. v strike or drive against with a heavy impact
17. v move heavily or clumsily
18. v move rhythmically
19. v partition off into compartments
20. v shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
21. v place or shut up in a pound
22. v break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

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