Word · Frequency #546
pounding
猛击；连续重击
pounding is the present participle of pound.
To hit something hard and repeatedly.
- 1.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
关押在围栏中；扣押
- 2.
To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
用力击打,通常是反复地
- 3.
To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
捣碎成粉末；粉碎
- 4.
To beat strongly or throb.
强烈跳动或搏动
- 5.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
以沉重的步伐前进
- 6.
To make a jarring noise, as when running.
发出刺耳的声音,如奔跑时
捣碎；碾碎；（心）怦怦跳；剧烈搏动；脚步沉重地走；重步走；发出沉重而刺耳的声音；轰响；将（动物）关入围栏；扣押
In use
He pounded the dough with his fists to make bread.
The waves pounded against the rocks during the storm.
She pounded on the door until someone opened it.
Verb forms
base pound · third person pounds · -ing pounding · past pounded · past participle pounded
pound是规则动词，过去式和过去分词都加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- pound the table
- 猛拍桌子（表示愤怒或强调）
- He pounded the table in frustration.他沮丧地猛拍桌子。
- pound the pavement
- （为找工作或办事）四处奔走
- She pounded the pavement looking for a job.她四处奔走找工作。
- pound away at
- 不断猛击；努力坚持做
- He pounded away at the keyboard all night.他整晚不停地敲打键盘。
- heart pounding
- 心怦怦直跳
- My heart was pounding with excitement.我激动得心怦怦直跳。
- pound into powder
- 捣成粉末
- The machine pounds the grains into powder.机器把谷物捣成粉末。
- pound out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：重击发出“砰”声——pound 连续捶打、捣碎，也指心怦怦跳。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、健康或运动场景、烹饪场景、法律或官方文件 pound 作动词时，不同义项的语域不太一样：‘连续重击’‘（心）怦怦跳’‘捣碎’多用于日常场景，比较口语化；‘关进围栏’或‘扣押’则较正式，常见于法律或官方语境。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词，常与介词against、in、into等连用表示撞击、禁闭或粉碎等意义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 pound (/paʊnd/) 押韵：它们都含元音 /aʊ/ 及结尾 /nd/。注意 around 的重音在 /raʊnd/，也押韵。小心形近词 pond（/pɒnd/），拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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