pound的近义词
noun
1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
e.g. the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
the pounding of feet on the hallway
Synonym: hammerhammeringpounding
2. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
e.g. unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound
Synonym: dog pound
3. a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
Synonym: pound sign
4. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Synonym: lbf.
5. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
equal to 100 pence
Synonym: British poundBritish pound sterlingpound sterlingquid
6. the basic unit of money in Cyprus
equal to 100 cents
Synonym: Cypriot pound
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt
equal to 100 piasters
Synonym: Egyptian pound
8. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland
equal to 100 pence
Synonym: Irish poundIrish puntpunt
9. the basic unit of money in Lebanon
equal to 100 piasters
Synonym: Lebanese pound
10. the basic unit of money in the Sudan
equal to 100 piasters
Synonym: Sudanese pound
11. the basic unit of money in Syria
equal to 100 piasters
Synonym: Syrian pound
12. 16 ounces avoirdupois
e.g. he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds
Synonym: lb
13. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
pound的翻译
verb
1. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
e.g. pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
2. place or shut up in a pound
e.g. pound the cows so they don't stray
Synonym: impound
3. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
e.g. The prisoners are safely pounded
Synonym: pound up
4. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
e.g. the salesman pounded the door knocker
a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
Synonym: thumppoke
5. partition off into compartments
e.g. The locks pound the water of the canal
Synonym: pound off
6. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
e.g. ram the gate with a sledgehammer
pound on the door
Synonym: ramram down
7. move rhythmically
e.g. Her heart was beating fast
Synonym: beatthump
8. move heavily or clumsily
e.g. The heavy man lumbered across the room
Synonym: lumber