pound的意思|pound的解释-里氏词典

Pound \Pound\, v. i.
1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.

2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the
engine pounds.

Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn
away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.
pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose,
{Pond}.]
1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which
cattle or other animals are confined when taken in
trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a
pinfold. --Shak.

2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.

3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
spreading outward.

{Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a
shed.

{Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.

Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pounding}.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. {Pun} a
play on words.]
1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
--Dryden.

2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

Pound \Pound\, v. t.
To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton.

Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or
{Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,
pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.]
1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
consisting of an established number of ounces.

Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in
England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into
sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains. The pound
troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760
grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds
troy weight. See {Avoirdupois}, and {Troy}.

2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
$4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold
sovereign is of the same value.

Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,
a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its
twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times
as large as it is at present. --Peacham.

Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or
{Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,
pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.]
1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
consisting of an established number of ounces.

Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in
England is the pound avoirdupois, which is divided into
sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains. The pound
troy is divided into twelve ounces, and contains 5,760
grains. 144 pounds avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds
troy weight. See {Avoirdupois}, and {Troy}.

2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about
$4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold
sovereign is of the same value.

Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,
a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its
twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times
as large as it is at present. --Peacham.

The emergence of a new fault-line in Anglo-German relations on Wednesday night pushed the pound down to DM2.4770 in Asian trading, with the currency bottoming out at DM2.4680 in Europe yesterday.
Dollar figures for the 1989 and 1988 periods were converted from British pounds at the Sept. 30 rate of $1.615 to the pound.
A significantly weaker pound may be needed to produce the former.
Operating a fleet of four such vehicles, the study says, would bring down the cost of putting a satellite into low Earth orbit from $10,803 a pound to $440. The study estimated that building a prototype of the SSX would be $1.6 billion.
In spite of the promises of a new openness in UK economic policy, we may never know the true scale of the Bank of England's efforts to prop up the pound.
A pound of paper packaging reduces food waste by 1.41 pounds.
In London, the British pound rose to $1.7695 from $1.7600 late Wednesday.
A stack of tortillas, the mainstay of the Mexican diet, can still be bought for about a nickel a pound, and the prices of milk, gasoline and a host of other products haven't changed much.
Sugar for March delivery ended 0.29 cent a pound lower at 8.57 cents.
Sugar for March delivery ended 0.3 cent a pound lower at 8.55 cents.
In New York, the pound remained unchanged from late Thursday at $1.8193.
Mr. Lawson suggested that Britain no longer has a precise target range for the pound.
London shares climbed, pushed up by a surging pound and a firm opening on Wall Street.
(In U.S. dollars) British pound ......... 1.8695 1.8705 1.8735 Canadian dollar ....... 0.8085 0.8089 0.8117 (In foreign units to U.S. dollar) French franc ..........
Meanwhile, the pound came under pressure from heavy corporate selling in London, traders said, prompting Britain's central bank to buy the currency.
The December contract settled at 94.70 cents a pound, down 0.80.
The U.S. dollar fell in early European trading today, losing more than 1 cent against the British pound.
The cut in the October 1988-September 1989 quota was triggered automatically by a fall in the average coffee price below $1.15 a pound.
One pound cost $1.6825 Monday, cheaper than late Friday's $1.7023.
It cost $1.6030 to buy one pound, compared with $1.5895 late Monday.
In London, the dollar fell slightly against the British pound, and traders said it was due to the poor showing of the governing Conservative Party in European Parliament elections.
There has been speculation here that interest rates may be headed higher because consumer demand threatens to outpace domestic production, leading to a surge of imports that would weaken the British pound and spur inflation.
The pound and London's stock market rose sharply on the news because joining the mechanism would set a stable floor under the currency.
Mr. Lawson also told reporters that Britain has for the past year pegged the pound in line with the eight currencies in the exchange-rate mechanism of the European Monetary System.
"Avoiding fat and cholesterol is becoming more popular among h-conscious adults, but it may be too restrictive for rapidly gneed about two and a half times more calories per day, pound for pound, than adts," he said.
"Avoiding fat and cholesterol is becoming more popular among h-conscious adults, but it may be too restrictive for rapidly gneed about two and a half times more calories per day, pound for pound, than adts," he said.
More generally, every passenger can expect to produce a pound of liquid during a flight, In the unlikely event that a lavatory should fill up, sensors warn the cabin crew, which then shuts the lavatory down.
The unusual premium, called a "backwardation," had reached $130 a ton, or 5.8 cents a pound.
The December contract rose to 64.21 cents a pound, for a gain of 0.98 cent as it ended toward the highs of the day.
In 1976, the British pound fell below the equivalent of two dollars for the first time.

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