英文释义

n 16 ounces avoirdupois

n the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

n a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

n the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

n the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

n the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

n formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence

n the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

n the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents

n a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec

n United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)

n a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)

n a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs

n the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

v hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

v strike or drive against with a heavy impact

v move heavily or clumsily

v move rhythmically

v partition off into compartments

v shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

v place or shut up in a pound

v break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle