pound1 /paʊnd/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1 weight 重量 [countableC] (written abbreviation lb)TM a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms 磅〔重量单位,相当于16盎司或0.454公斤〕 Moira weighs about 130 pounds. 莫伊拉的体重约为130磅。
The grapes cost $2 a pound. 葡萄的价格是2美元一磅。
2 money 钱 [countableC] (also pound sterling) a) PEC £ the standard unit of money in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence 英镑〔英国标准货币单位,等于100便士〕 They spent over a thousand pounds. 他们花了一千多英镑。
a multi-million pound business 一笔几百万英镑的生意
b) the (British) poundPEC the value of British money compared with the value of the money of other countries 英镑与外币的比值 The pound was up against the dollar. 英镑兑美元的汇率有所上升。
c) PECthe standard unit of money in various other countries, such as Egypt and the Sudan 镑〔埃及、苏丹等国的标准货币单位〕 3. for dogs and cats 用于狗和猫 [countableC usually singular]TTCHBP a place where dogs and cats that have been found on the street are kept until their owners come to get them 〔走失的狗、猫的〕待领场 4. for cars 用于汽车 [countableC]TTCHBP a place where cars that have been illegally parked are kept until their owners pay money to get them back 〔违规停放车辆的〕临时扣押场 5. get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh SUFFERto get the full amount of work, money etc that someone owes you, even though it makes them suffer and you do not really need it. The phrase comes from Shylock, a character in the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. He is a Jewish money-lender who lends money to Antonio. When Antonio is unable to pay the money back, Shylock says he has the right to cut a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body. 无情地要回所欠之物〔此短语源自莎士比亚的戏剧《威尼斯商人》中放高利贷的犹太商人夏洛克一角〕get/take/demand etc your pound of flesh• The Government gets its pound of flesh, doesn't it.
6. telephone 电话 [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE the pound key #号键