عبارت انگلیسی
pounds
معنی و توضیح
The phrase “to put on a few pounds,” in this podcast, means to gain weight, usually gradually over time: “It’s normal to put on a few pounds during the first few months of pregnancy, but don’t lose control.” A “pound” is a measurement of weight equal to 0.454 kilograms: “How much does a five-pound bag of potatoes cost?” A “pound sign” is a hashtag or the intersection of two horizontal and two vertical lines (#), especially on a telephone button: “Please enter your account number, followed by the pound sign.” Finally, the phrase “a pound of flesh” refers to a demanding, difficult request that creates a problem for someone: “Adam is a millionaire and doesn’t need more money, but he’s determined to get a pound of flesh by demanding that the borrowers pay all the interest on their loan right now.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Describing Height and Build». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 774: Describing Height and Build.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 774. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue describing people’s “height,” how tall they are, as well as their “build,” what they look like: are they fat, are they skinny, and so forth. Let’s get started.
Gwen: Do you see that heavyset guy over there, the one towering over everyone else?
Denzel: Yeah, what about him?
Gwen: He’s my ex-boyfriend. I haven’t seen him in years. When I knew him he was really skinny. He’s really put on a few pounds. It’s amazing what a few years can do.
Denzel: None of us are as svelte as we used to be.
Gwen: That’s true enough. I’m not as petite as I
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