- Abbr. lb.缩写 lb.
- A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).磅：相当于16盎司(453.592克）的重量单位
- A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams). See table at measurement 金衡磅：相当于12盎司(373.242克）的药衡制重量单位 参见 measurement
- A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.不同重量单位：在各个国家及时代各不相同的重量单位
- A British unit of force equal to the weight of a standard one-pound mass where the local acceleration of gravity is 9.817 meters (32.174 feet) per second per second.一磅力：英国所采用的力的单位，相当于在重力加速度为9.817米/秒（即32.174英尺/秒）的地区的一标准磅东西的重量
- The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom, worth 20 shillings or 240 old pence before the decimalization of 1971. Also called pound sterling 英磅：英国的基本货币单位，值20先令或1971年采用十进制以前的240旧便士 也作 pound sterling
- A basic unit of currency in Cyprus, Egypt, Ireland, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, and United Kingdom. See table at currency 货币单位：塞浦路斯、埃及、爱尔兰、黎巴嫩、苏丹、叙利亚及英国的基本货币单位 参见 currency
- A monetary unit of Scotland before the Act of Union (1707). Also called In this sense, also called pound scots 苏格兰磅：合并法生效前(1707年）苏格兰的货币单位 也作 在此意义上也可称作 pound scots
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English pund 源自 古英语 pund
- from West Germanic *punda- 源自 西日耳曼语 *punda-
- from Latin (lībra) pondō [(a pound) by weight] * see (s)pen- 源自 拉丁语 (lībra) pondō [重量上的一磅] * 参见 (s)pen-
pound
- To strike repeatedly and forcefully.See Synonyms at beat 连续重击：连续地、用力地击打 参见 beat
- To beat to a powder or pulp; pulverize or crush.捣碎，碾碎，舂烂：打碎成粉末或浆；磨碎或压碎
- To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition:强迫吸收，反复灌输：连续不断地，重复地强行灌输：pounded knowledge into the students' heads.将知识不断地硬塞进学生的头脑中
- To assault with heavy gunfire.猛烈开火：用猛烈的炮火袭击
- To strike vigorous, repeated blows:连续重击：猛烈连续地打击：He pounded on the table.他连续地重重击打桌子
- To move along heavily and noisily:沉重而吵闹地移动：The children pounded up the stairs.孩子们吵闹地走上楼梯
- To pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb:砰砰跳，悸动：急速而又沉重地搏动、跳动；悸动：Her heart pounded.她的心砰砰地急跳着
- To move or work laboriously:（吃力的）行动，工作：费力地移动或工作：a ship that pounded through heavy seas.费力穿越汹涌大海的船只
- A heavy blow.重击
- The sound of a heavy blow; a thump.重击声；锤击
- The act of pounding.猛打，重击：猛打，重击的行为
- To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.踯躅街头：徒步在街上走，尤指找工作
- Middle English pounden 中古英语 pounden
- alteration of pounen pounen的变化
- from Old English pūnian 源自 古英语 pūnian
pound
- A public enclosure for the confinement of stray dogs or livestock.认领栏，动物收容所：收养迷途的狗或家畜的公用牲畜栏
- A place in which impounded property is held until redeemed.待赎所：暂时保持私人财物直至主人赎回的库栈
- An enclosure in which animals or fish are trapped or kept.围地鱼塘：捕捉或蓄养动物或鱼类的围栏
- A place of confinement for lawbreakers.监禁所，禁闭所：监禁违法者的地方
- To confine in or as if in a pound; impound.扣留：监禁于或好象监禁于围栏中；没收（财物）
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English pund- [enclosure] 源自 古英语 pund- [围地，围栏]
- as in pundfald [pen] 如在 pundfald [围栏]