Pound down Meaning in English
expression
ˈpaʊnd/ /ˈdaʊn
POWND DOWN
pˈaʊnd/ /dˈaʊn
POWND DOWN
التعريف
To eat or drink something very quickly and often with enthusiasm or hunger. Also used more generally for consuming large amounts rapidly.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal, mainly used for eating or drinking. Often suggests eating messily or too quickly. Common in phrases like 'pound down a burger.' Don't use in formal writing; avoid for light snacking (use 'nibble' or 'have a bite').
Spanish: comerse rápidamente - devorar (comida)Portuguese (BR): devorar rapidamente - comer com voracidadePortuguese (PT): devorar rapidamente - comer de forma vorazChinese (Simplified): 狼吞虎咽地吃Chinese (Traditional): 狼吞虎嚥地吃Hindi: फटाफट खानाArabic: يأكل بسرعة وبشراهةBengali: গোগ্রাসে খাওয়াRussian: быстро съесть - поглощать (еду)Japanese: がつがつ食べるVietnamese: ăn ngấu nghiến - ăn ừng ực (uống)Korean: 허겁지겁 먹다Turkish: hızlıca yemek - tıkınmakUrdu: جلدی جلدی کھاناIndonesian: melahap dengan cepat
جمل نموذجية
He pounded down his lunch in five minutes.
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The kids pounded down their ice cream before it melted.
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She pounded down a glass of water after her run.
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I was so hungry I could pound down a whole pizza by myself.
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We barely had time, so we just pounded down our burgers and ran to the movie.
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I don't know how he can pound down so many hot dogs at once!
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