pound

Compared meaning: the British pound, a unit of money (noun).

比较义项：英镑（货币单位）（名词）。

• pound 本词

  The standard, neutral name for the British currency unit; used in formal writing, prices, and official contexts, and works in both spoken and written English.

  英镑这一货币单位的标准、中性说法；用于正式书面语、标价和官方场合，口语和书面语均可使用。

  The price tag on the jacket says forty-five pounds.

  这件夹克的标价是四十五英镑。

• quid

  An informal, colloquial British word for a pound, used mainly in casual speech; it stays the same in the plural ("ten quid", never "ten quids") and rarely appears in formal writing.

  英式英语中表示“一英镑”的非正式口语说法，主要用于随意的口语场合；复数形式不变（说 “ten quid”，不说 “ten quids”），很少出现在正式书面语中。

  Can you lend me twenty quid until payday?

  你能借我二十英镑，到发薪日再还吗？

Pound and quid both mean British money. Pound is the standard, neutral name, used in formal writing, prices, and speech. Quid is informal British slang, used only in casual speech. Not compared: pound meaning a unit of weight.

pound 是英镑的正式、标准说法，书面和口语都常用；quid 是英式英语中的非正式俚语说法，只用于随意的口语场合。这里不比较 pound 作为“磅（重量单位）”的意义。

Compared meaning: to hit something hard and forcefully (verb).

比较义项：重击，用力打（动词）。

• pound 本词

  Implies hitting something repeatedly and forcefully, often out of anger, urgency or frustration; used for a fist beating on a door or a heart pounding hard.

  强调用力反复地捶打，常带有愤怒、急迫或激动的情绪，比如用拳头连续捶门，或心脏剧烈跳动。

  He pounded on the door, desperate to wake his roommate up.

  他拼命地捶门，想把室友叫醒。

• thump

  Implies a single, heavy hit or impact producing a dull, muffled sound, often describing something striking or landing rather than deliberate repeated blows.

  强调一次沉重的撞击，发出低沉、闷响的声音，常用于描述物体撞击或落地的声响，而不是故意反复捶打。

  The heavy book thumped onto the floor with a dull sound.

  那本厚重的书砰的一声掉在地板上，发出沉闷的响声。

Pound and thump both mean to hit something hard. Pound suggests hitting again and again, forcefully, often from anger or urgency. Thump suggests one heavy hit with a dull, low sound, like something falling. Not compared: pound meaning money or weight.

pound 和 thump 都表示用力打击某物，但 pound 强调连续、猛烈地反复捶打，常带有愤怒或急迫的情绪；thump 强调一次沉重的撞击，发出低沉、闷响的声音，多是一次性的动作或声响。这里不比较 pound 的“英镑”“磅（重量）”等义项。