Word · Frequency #546
pounds
磅
pounds is the plural of pound.
A unit of weight or mass in various measurement systems.
- 1.
A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
各种计量系统中的重量单位
- 2.
A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
关押流浪或游荡动物的地方
- 3.
A hard blow.
重击
- 4.
A unit of mass in various measurement systems.
各种计量系统中的质量单位
- 5.
A section of a canal between two adjacent locks.
运河中两个相邻船闸之间的部分
- 6.
A unit of force in various measurement systems
各种计量系统中的力单位
- 7.
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
一种捕鱼网,具有一个大围栏和一个窄入口,鱼通过向外扩展的翼被引导进入
- 8.
A unit of currency in various currency systems.
各种货币系统中的货币单位
镑；重击；动物收容所；磅力；闸段
In use
The book costs ten pounds.
She exchanged her dollars for pounds at the bank.
I need to save fifty pounds for the trip.
Connections
Collocations
- pound sterling
- 英镑（英国货币的正式名称）
- The exchange rate for pound sterling is 1.3 dollars.英镑的汇率是1.3美元。
- pound coin
- 一英镑硬币
- She put a pound coin in the parking meter.她往停车计时器里投了一枚一英镑硬币。
- pound note
- 一英镑纸币
- Old pound notes are no longer legal tender.旧的一英镑纸币不再是法定货币。
- the pound
- 英镑（指英国货币）
- The pound has strengthened against the euro.英镑对欧元走强了。
- pound sign
- 英镑符号（£）
- Press shift and 3 to get the pound sign on a UK keyboard.在英国键盘上按Shift和3得到英镑符号。
- the pound of the waves
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pound 发音像“砰”，联想重击；也是货币和重量单位“磅”。
Context & Register
语域混合，作为货币单位（如英镑）常用于正式场合或日常交易；作为连续重击多用于非正式描述，如体育或物理动作。
Grammar Note
注意：复数形式为pounds。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'pound' because they share the /aʊnd/ ending. Beware of 'wound' (injury) which is pronounced /wuːnd/ and does not rhyme.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.