"pound" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈpaʊnd/

pownd

UK

/pˈaʊnd/

pownd

释义

As a noun, 'pound' can mean a unit of weight or the currency used in the UK and some other countries. As a verb, it means to hit something hard many times or to crush something into small pieces.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈpaʊnd/

英式英语

/pˈaʊnd/

简化发音

美式

pownd

英式

pownd

语境中听

The baby weighs eight pounds.

I need twenty pounds for the train ticket.

They pounded the rice with a wooden tool.

Someone was pounding on the door at midnight.