■部的育儿袋一picture 〇 page R28 4 a
pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, such as hamsters, in which they store food (某些动物贮存食物的)颊‘, 喉囊
pouffe (also pouf) /pu:f/ (both Sr£) (/VA/r?f has.sock) noun a large thick cushion used as a seat or for resting
your feet on (厚实的)坐塾,脚垫
poult-er-er
/'paultara(r);
NAmE 'poul-/ noun
[U] a person who sells poultry and wild birds to be eaten as food 禽商;/禽販
poult-ice
/'paultis;
NAmE 'pou-/ noun
a soft substance spread on a cloth, sometimes heated, and put on the skin to
reduce pain or swelling 泥敷剂(涂于敷料上,有
时用以热敷)
poult-ry /'pealtri; NAmE 'pou-/ noun
1 [pi.] chickens, ducks and geese, kept for their meat or eggs 家禽: to fceep pouZtry _ 养家禽◊ pou〖t7y /arming 养禽业 —picture o page R28 2 [U] meat from
chickens, ducks and geese 禽的肉:£at pZe/ity 〇/知/1 and poutoy.要多 吃鱼和禽肉。
pounce /pauns/ vwfc[V]〜(on/upon sb/sth) to move
suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth S 扑;突涵:77ie
人控制的球就是一脚,破门得分》EHSia'pounce on/ upon sth to quickly notice sth
that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it — 眼看出,抓紧机会
(.以便批评 > HTO seize on/upon: His
comments were pounced upon by t/iepress•他的评论立即被新闻界揪住。
pound O-w/paund/ noun, verb mnoun
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MONEY ^ 1 [C] (also technical .pound 'sterling) {symb £) the unit of money in the
〇 What
would you do if you won a million pounds? 是赢了 一百万英镑,你想怎么用? 一 see also STERLING /?• 2 [C] the unit of money of several other countries 镑 (英国以外某些国家的货币单位)3 the pouncl [sing.] (finance M) the value of the British pound compared with the value of the money
of other countries 英镑 与外币的比值:the
strengt^/weafcness 〇/ the pound (against
other currenci’esj 英镑坚挺/ 疲软◊ The pound dosed sUght/y down at $J.534•英镑的汇价略跌,盘时
为1.534美元。
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WEIGHT 'R V 4 [C]
{abbr. lb) a unit for measuring
weight, equal to 0.454 of a kilogram 镑(重量单位,合 0.454
千 克):haZ/ a pound 〇/ butter
半镑黄油◊ They _cost two
doHars a poumi 这些索西每镑两元。_ ◊ J’ve Zost six and a haf/pounds since J
started my diet.从节食以来,我体重
已减轻了六磅f。
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FOR CARS 汽 /j 5 [C]
a place where vehicles that have been parked illegally are kept until their
owners pay to get them back违章停车车辆扣留场
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FOR DOGS 狗 6 [C] a place where dogs that have been
found in the street without their owners are kept until their owners_ claim
them 流浪狗收留所
ITT^Il
(have, get, want, etc.) your pound of 'flesh the full amount that sb
owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering (不顾别人死活要讨回)应得
的■东西 i*j:kfriii^» From Shakespeare^ Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender
Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body if he could not pay back
the money he borrowed.源自莎士比亚的《jk尼斯商 人》。如果安东尼奧不能偿还借款,放债者夏洛克就要割
他身土的一镑肉抵债。_< — more at penny, prevention • verb
HIT
击打.1 〜(away) (at/against/on sth) to hit sth/sb hard many times, especially in a way
that makes a lot of noise反复击打;连续砰砰地猛击E〇a hammer: [V] Heayy ram pounded on the roo/.暴雨啡啡呻地砸在屋顶
上。◊ Someone was pounding
at the door•★人在砰砰如
敲门。◊ rhe factory’s machinery pounded away day cmd night.工厂的机器昼夜轰隆作响。◊ [VN] She pounded
him wfth her_/iists.她用拳头一个劲地擂他。o note at
BEAT
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WALK NOISILY 嗵嗵走动 2 [V to move with
noisy steps 咚终地走:She pounded aZon^ the
corridor q/ter/iim.她跟着他在走廊里咚咚地走过。
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OF HEART/BL00D 心脏;血液 3 [V] to beat quickly and
loudly (心脏)狂跳,枰枰也跳:Her heart was pounding
with excife/nent.她激动得心脏评评直跳。◊ The blood was pounding (= making a beating
noise) in his ears.他听到血液在耳+枰怦搏动的声音。◊ Her /lead begem to pound.她的头开始枰枰地抽痛。◊ apoimcHng
headache锤击般的头痛
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BREAK 丨NT0 PIECES 粉砼 4 [VN]〜sth (to/into sth) to hit sth many times in order to break it into
smaller pieces 捣碎;击碎:77ie seeds were pounded to a /ii/ie powder.
子粒被捣成了细粉。
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ATTACK WITH BOMBS &炸 5 [VN] to attack an area with a
large number of bombs over
a period of time 狂轰滥 炸:TTie area is stiH
being pounded by rebei S个
地区仍然遭受着叛军炮火的轰击。
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OF MUSK:旮乐 6
[V]〜(out) to be played loudly 大声播 放:Rock musi'c was
poum^ng. out 户•〇〇! the
jukebox•自 动点唱机髙声播放着摇滚乐。
.pound sth^'out to play music loudly
on a musical instrument (用乐器)大声弹奏:to pound out a tune on
the piano在钢琴上用力弹_曲子 pound-age /'paundid3/ noun [U] 1 {technical 7ft ig-) a charge that
is made for every pound in weight of sth, or for every £l in value按每会重量的,收费;按每英镑价
值计算的收费 2 weight 重量:to C(ir7y_extra
poundage嘁滅超金
'pound cake noun [c, U] {NAmE) = Madeira cake pound.er /丨paonda(r)/ now/? (in compounds 构成复合词)
1 something that
weighs the number of pounds mentioned 重…镑的东西:a three-pounder (= a
fish, for example,that weighs 3lb)三磅重的东西(如3磅重 的鱼,)2 a gun that fires a shell
that weighs the number of pounds mentioned发射…榜炮弹的大炮:an eighteen-pounder发射十八磅炮刼侖大籴
pound-ing
/'paundiq/
noun 1 a very loud repeated noise, such as the
sound of sth hitting sth else hard; the sound or the feeling of your heart
beating strongly ^ 续的重击声;剧烈的心跳(声> :We were awoken
by a pounding at the door.我们被砰砰的敲门声吵醒。◊ 77iere was a
pounding in his head 他觉得头嗡‘直响。2 an occasion when sth
is hit hard or attacked and severely damaged遭重创的情景;严重破损的情况_ battering : The boat took a pounding in the gale, 条船在狂风中严重受损。◊ (fewraf/Ve)
77ie team toofc a pounding (= were badly defeated)•这支队遭到惨败。
'pound sign noun 1 the symbol (£) that represents a pound in
British money 英—符号 2 (AMmf) = hash /7.⑶ POUI* 〇-«f /po:(r)/ verb
1 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to make a liquid or
other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by
holding the container at an angle 使(液体)连续^出;倾倒;倒出:Pour the sauce over
the pasta.把酱汁.绕在面食上。o Although I poured it care_/^Hy, J sriH
managed to spi7Z some.尽管我倒这东西
很小心,还是洒了 一些。2 [V +fl办印•] (of liquid, smoke, light, etc•液体、烟 / 光等)to flow quickly in a
continuous stream 涌氣;倾泻;喷发:Tears poured down his cheefcs.眼泪顺着他的面颊簌簌地落下。◊ TTu’cfc black smoke was pouring out
of the roof.
滚滚冒出。3 ~ (sth) (out) to
serve a drink by letting it flow from a container into a cup or glass 倒],斟(饮 料)i [VN] MHyou pour the
cQfifee?你来倒ifti啡好4? ◊ J was fn the fcftchen, pouring out drinks.我在厨房里倒饮 料。◊ [VN,VNN] I’ve poured’a cup 〇/ tea /or you.我给你 倒 了一杯茶。◊ J’ve poured
you a cup 〇/ tea.我倒 了杯茶 给你。◊MS/uiHi'pour?我来倒好t%?.
4 [V] when rain pours down or when ifs pouring with rain, rain is falling
heavily (雨)倾盆而下;下大雨:The rain conrinued to pour down•大雨哗哗地下个不停。◊ It’s pouring
outside,
ffi T
# M 〇 0 Ifs pouring with
rain•大雨榜佗。5 [V to come or go some
where continuously in large
numbers 不 断涌向 (或涌 现)■: Pgm flood: Letters of complaint
continue to pour h•投诉信纷至沓来。◊ Commuters came
pouring out 〇/