2. I would still take my pound of flesh. 我仍然,要求得到我应得的那磅肉。
3. The girl wheedled a pound out of her father. 这姑娘从父亲那里骗取了一个英镑。
英英解释
n.
1. 16 ounces
2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
3. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
4. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
5. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
6. formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
7. the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
8. the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
9. a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to
10. United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (
11. a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
12. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) v.
1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
3. move heavily or clumsily
4. move rhythmically
5. partition off into compartments
6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
7. place or shut up in a pound
8. break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle