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pound MONEYpaJndn [C]symbol ￡ the standard unit of money in the UK, Ireland and some other countries英镑，镑(英国、爱尔兰等国的货币单位)There are one hundred pence in a pound.一英镑等于一百便士。They tied him to a chair and stole jewellery valued at ￡50, 000 (= 50 000 pounds).他们把他捆在椅子上，偷了价值5万英镑的珠宝。The company made a pre-tax profit of ￡1.1 million last year.该公司去年的税前利润是110万英镑。"Have you got any change?""Sorry, I've only got a five-pound note."“你有零钱吗?”“抱歉，我只有一张5英镑的纸币。”Can I borrow a pound coin for the drinks machine?能借我一英镑硬币在饮料机上买点饮料吗?The region has benefited enormously from a multi-million pound investment by a Japanese car manufacturer.该地区大大受益于一个日本汽车制造商几百万英镑的投资。The police failed to catch the killer in spite of spending millions of pounds on the investigation.尽管在调查上花了好几百万英镑，警方还是未能抓住杀人凶手。I've put twenty pounds worth of petrol into the car.我给轿车加了价值20英镑的汽油。Mushrooms cost about a pound (= one pound in money) (for) a pound (= one pound in weight) at the market.市场上一磅蘑菇售价一英镑。The basic rate of income tax is 25p (Br and Aus) in/(Am) on the pound (= 25p is paid in tax for every pound of income).基本所得税率是1英镑交25便士。The devaluation of the pound will make British goods more competitive abroad.英镑贬值会使英国商品在海外更具竞争力。On the foreign exchanges the pound rose two cents against the dollar to $1. 52.外汇汇价上英镑对美元上涨了两美分达到1. 52美元。The pound sign is the symbol ￡.英镑符号是￡。The pound sterling is the official name of the pound used in the UK.英镑 (英国货币单位)The government has promised to match the money raised by the charity pound for pound (= It will receive one pound from the government for every pound that it collects itself).政府许诺拨给慈善事业的资金将与慈善事业自己筹集的资金相等。"It does not mean, of course, that the pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued (usually just quoted as'The pound in your pocket')" (Harold Wilson in a radio broadcast, 1967)“这当然并不是说英国这里的英镑，你们口袋、钱包或银行中的英镑已经贬值了(常引用为“口袋里的英镑”)。”(选自哈罗德·威尔森的广播讲话)
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