pound
英 [pa?nd]
美[pa?nd]
- n. 英鎊；重擊，重擊聲；獸欄；拘留所
- vt. 搗爛；敲打；監禁，拘留
- vi. 連續重擊，猛擊
- n. (Pound)人名；(英)龐德
詞組搭配
one's pound of flesh
something one is strictly or legally entitled to, but which it is ruthless or inhuman to demand
合法但有悖情理的要求
pound the beat
(of a police officer) patrol an allocated route or area
（警察）按指定路線（或區域）巡邏
pound something out
type something with heavy keystrokes
敲擊出；按鍵沉重地打出
an old typewriter on which she pounded out her poems.
一臺她用來敲打出詩作的舊打字機。
pound the pavement&I{【俚語】}
To travel the streets on foot, especially in search of work.
躑躅街頭：徒步在街上走，尤指找工作