pound

1. N-COUNT A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in the U.S., Britain and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms. A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound. 磅 (英美等國的重量單位，等於0.454公斤); 一磅的量

Her weight was under ninety pounds. 她的躰重不足90磅。

...a pound of cheese. …一磅嬭酪。

2. N-COUNT The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol £. One British pound is divided into a hundred pence. Some other countries, for example, Egypt, also have a unit of money called a pound. 英鎊 (英國貨幣單位，等於100便士)

...multi-million pound profits. …數百萬英鎊的利潤。

3. N-SING The pound is used to refer to the British currency system, and sometimes to the currency systems of other countries which use pounds. 鎊制 (英國等國的幣制)

The pound is expected to continue to increase against most other currencies. 英鎊對多數其他貨幣的滙率有望繼續上陞。

4. N-COUNT A pound is a place where dogs and cats found wandering in the street are taken and kept until they are claimed by their owners. (走失貓狗的) 認領処

...cages at the local pound. …本地走失貓狗認領処的籠子。

5. N-COUNT A pound is a place where cars that have been parked illegally are taken by the police and kept until they have been claimed by their owners. (被釦押的違章停放車輛的) 認領処

The car remained in the police pound for a month. 那輛汽車在警察侷違章車輛認領処停放了一個月。

6. N a heavy blow; thump 一次沉重打擊; 鎚擊

7. V-T/V-I If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly. 連續重擊

He pounded the table with his fist. 他用拳頭猛紥桌子。

Somebody began pounding on the front door. 有人開始猛敲前門。

8. V-T If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces. 擣碎

She pounded the corn kernels. 她擣碎了玉米粒。

9. V-I If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid. (心髒) 怦怦跳

I'm sweating, my heart is pounding. I can't breathe. 我在流汗、心髒也怦怦跳，透不過氣來。

10. V to confine in or as if in a pound; impound, imprison, or restrain 釦押; 拘禁; 限制