binary compound[͵baınərıʹkɒmpaʋnd]
хим.
<Í> двойное соединение

tight with a pound Идиома

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

prevent a problem so you don't have to solve it, a stitch in time... Forest fires deserve an ounce of prevention: public education in campfire safety.

penny-wise and pound foolish

wise or careful in small things to the costly neglect of important things My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and economizes on small things but wastes all of his money on big things.

pound of flesh

revenge, an eye for an eye For that insult, Simon will get revenge - his pound of flesh.

pound the pavement

look for a job He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but still has not found a job.

Dog Pound

East Coast street gang

give me my pounds

the greeting gesture of tapping fists; it's also an acknowledgement of respect

pounds

1. the human head
2. money
3. a 5-year sentence
4. to drink beer quickly
5. of a man, to perform sex vigorously
6. see give me my pounds

pound away at

1．work hard continuously at连续努力地干
If you pound away at the job，you'll have finished it before dark．如果你拼命干，不到天黑你就能干完。
He's been pounding away at the job for the last two days．这两天来他一刻不停地在干这件事。
2．persistently attack连续猛击
The two fleets pounded away at each other until night fall．两支舰队互相轰击直到天黑。
In his speech he kept pounding away at his opponent's inefficiency．他在演说中不断攻击他的对手不称职。

pound sth out

Idiom(s): pound sth out

Theme: COMMUNICATION - KEYBOARD

to type something on a typewriter or computer. (Slang.)
• Please pound it out again. There are six errors.
• It'll take just a few hours to pound out this letter.

pound a beat

Idiom(s): pound a beat

Theme: MOVEMENT

to walk a route. (Informal. Usually said of a police patrol officer.)
• Officer Smith pounded the same beat for years and years.
• I don't want to pound a beat all my life.