pound

16 ons veya yaklaşık 0,454 kilograma eşit ağırlık birimi

A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or approximately 0.454 kilograms.

• The recipe calls for one pound of flour.
• She lost five pounds last month.
• The spacecraft's fuel consumption rate was calculated at roughly one pound per second during atmospheric entry.
• Nutritionists recommend that adults consume approximately one pound of vegetables daily to maintain optimal health.
• Economic historians note that the British pound sterling has served as a major reserve currency for centuries.
• Geological surveys indicate that each cubic foot of this mineral deposit weighs nearly two hundred pounds.

Eş anlamlılar: lb

Birleşik Krallık ve diğer bazı ülkelerin temel para birimi

The basic monetary unit of the United Kingdom and several other countries.

• That book costs ten pounds.
• The pound has strengthened against the dollar.

Eş anlamlılar: sterling, quid

Ağır ve tekrarlı şekilde vurmak

To strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

• He pounded on the door until someone answered.
• Her heart was pounding with excitement.

Eş anlamlılar: beat, hammer, strike, pummel, bash

Zıt anlamlılar: caress, pat, touch

Başıboş hayvanların, özellikle köpeklerin resmi olarak götürülüp tutulduğu yer

A place where stray animals, especially dogs, are officially taken and kept.

• They adopted a rescue dog from the pound.
• The stray was taken to the pound.

Eş anlamlılar: animal shelter, dog pound