pound/paʊnd/

n.

➊ a unit for measuring weight, equal to 453.6 grams

➋ the unit of money in the UK, equal to 100 pence

n. [C]

➊ 磅：[a pound of sth] two pounds of pears 两磅重的梨

◇The apples cost $5 a pound. 这些苹果5美元一磅。

➋ 英镑：a ten-pound note 一张10英镑的钞票

◇The car cost him 5,000 pounds. 这辆车花了他5,000英镑。

音组-ound/-aʊnd/

around; bound; found; ground; pound; round; sound; surround

谚语Penny wise and pound foolish. 小钱精明，大钱糊涂（或：贪小失大）。