pound /paund/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) 16 ounces avoirdupois
- (n.) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- (n.) a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
Chinese translation
- n. 磅, 英镑, 重击, 鱼塘, 拘留所, 兽栏
- vt. 强烈打击, 捣烂, 监禁, 关入栏内
- vi. 连续重击, 苦干
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /paund/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.32 · Rare
Word forms
pounds, pounded, pounding
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