pounding
/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/noun
mass noun
1- repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something连续重击; 冲击：
the pounding of the surf on a sandy beach
海浪冲击着沙滩。
1.1
- count noun informal a resounding defeat〈非正式〉大败：
injury-hit Australia look set for further poundings.
多个队员受伤的澳大利亚队看来还要遭遇更多的失败。
1.2
- rhythmical beating or throbbing有节奏的跳动（或搏动）：
all she could hear was the pounding of her heart.
她所能听见的只是她的心跳声。
短语
take (or get) a pounding
- be repeatedly hit or attacked遭受连续打击（或攻击）：
the town took a hell of a pounding from the Luftwaffe
该镇遭到德国空军的猛烈轰炸
figurative shares took a pounding this month
〈喻〉股市遭到重创。