1. C 磅　 a unit of weight equal to 0.454 kilograms
2. C 英镑　 the standard unit of money in Britain, divided into 100 pence

　change a ～　兑换一英镑
　cost a ～　花了一英镑
　gain a ～　增加一磅
　spend a ～　花了一英镑
　troy ～　金衡磅
　avoirdupois ～　常衡磅
　two ～s　两磅〔英镑〕
　by the ～　按每磅（计价）
　in for ～　坚决干到底，一不做二不休
　～ for　均等地
　～ of butter　一磅黄油

　Sugar is still sold by the pound here.　这里食糖仍然论磅卖。
　He can lift a hundred pounds with ease.　他能很容易地举起100磅。
　Each passenger is allowed 30 pounds of luggage free of charge.　每个旅客可以免费携带行李30磅。
　He bears down on the scales at 376 pounds. He is the heaviest man I've ever seen.　他在磅秤上称的体重为376磅，他是我所见到的最胖的人。
　Those cost ten pence a pound.　这些东西10便士一磅。
　The value of the British pound is less than it was 100 years ago.　英镑的币值已不如100年前高。
　Jane's aunt allowed three pounds to her every week.　简的姨妈每周给她3英镑。
　He bet me a hundred pounds that I wouldn't get through.　他和我打赌100英镑说我通过不了。
　It was decided to float the pound because a fixed value was damaging exports.　决定浮动英镑的汇率，因为固定汇率不利于出口贸易。
　The government is considering further action to keep the pound from falling in value.　政府正在考虑采取进一步措施避免英镑贬值。
　She gave a contribution of 500 pounds to the Children's Hospital.　她捐赠500英镑给儿童医院。
　The floods caused damage estimated at over a million pounds.　洪水造成的损失估计超过100万英镑。
　He bid a quarter of million pounds for the portrait.　他对那幅肖像画出价25万英镑。
　As from Sunday, May 1st, all fares on the corporation's transport services will be increased by ten pence in the pound.　从5月1日即星期日起，本公司运输费将每磅提高10便士。

 ♣ have one's pound of flesh
　（坚持）要讨回全部数额（尽管合法但不合理）　(insist on) receiving the full amount that is legally due to one even when it is morally offensive to do so
　Their distress had no effect on him—he was determined to have his pound of flesh.　他对他们的不幸无动于衷——坚持向他们讨债。

　pound　无论表示重量单位还是表示货币单位，当后面接数词时都可以采用零复数形式，即用单数形式表示复数意义。例如：
　He lost five pound two the first week of his diet.　他节食第一周体重就减轻了5.2磅。
　The ticket cost only two pound two.　这张票只卖2.2英镑。这种用法尽管很流行，但尚不能符合标准，学习者应慎用。

　vt. & vi.连续重击 strike heavily and repeatedly

　～ grain　碾谷子
　～ opponent　猛击对手
　～ piano　弹钢琴
　～ table　敲桌子
　～ angrily　怒气冲冲地撞击
　～ faithfully　有信心地击
　～ furiously　愤怒地撞击
　～ incessantly　持续不断地撞击
　～ quickly　迅速地撞击
　～ rapidly　迅速地撞击
　～ reluctantly　不情愿地撞击
　～ shortly　立即撞击
　～ thunderously　发出雷声似地重击
　～ tirelessly　持久地撞击
　～ unbelievably　不可思议地撞击
　～ away　抨击
　～ out　连续猛击而产生
　～ out a list　打出一张单子
　～ out a song　弹出一首曲子
　～ along the road　脚步沉重地一路走去
　～ at the door　砰砰敲门
　～ down the road　隆隆驶过
　～ into a fine powder　碾成细粉
　～ into the house　脚步沉重地进入屋子
　～ nails into a board　把钉子钉进木板
　～ on drums　击鼓
　～ on the door　嘭嘭擂门
　～ up the stairs　脚步沉重地上楼
　～ the door with fist　用拳擂门

　I felt my heart pounding.　我觉得我的心在怦怦跳动。
　She was crouched over a typewriter which she pounded furiously.　她弯着身子伏在打字机上，一个劲地打字。
　The boxer pounded his opponent.　那位拳击运动员猛击对手。
　He pounded the door angrily.　他生气地嘭嘭敲着门。
　The surf had pounded the beach solid, so it was easy to walk on.　海浪已把海滩冲击得非常沉实，所以很容易在上面行走。
　The machine pounded the stones into powder.　这台机器把石头碾成粉末。
　Pound the meat into a paste.　把这肉捣成肉酱。
　The ship was pounded to pieces against the rocks.　那船在岩石上撞得粉碎。

 ♣ pound at　(v.+prep.)
1. 沉重地敲打 hit or knock heavily on
　Who's that pounding at the door in the middle of the night?　午夜时分，不知谁在敲门?
2. 连续不断地轰击 fire steadily at the same place
　The two fleets pounded at each other.　两支舰队彼此猛轰。

　［同义词］ v. bang, beat, hit, knock, strike