磅
pound unit; platform scale; weigh
Meanings
3 senses · 14 examplesmeasure word
pound (imperial weight unit)
neutralCommonly used in daily life for body weight, food packaging, and imported goods in China.
This apple weighs 0.5 pounds.
My body weight is 130 pounds.
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This can of milk powder weighs 2 pounds.
The United States commonly uses pounds as a weight unit.
1 pound is approximately equal to 0.45 kilograms.
noun
platform scale; pound scale
neutralRefers to a large mechanical or electronic scale used to weigh heavy objects.
The worker put the goods on the platform scale to weigh them.
The vendor at the market uses a scale to weigh vegetables.
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The platform scale in the warehouse can weigh goods up to one ton.
Please put your luggage on the scale to weigh it.
This supermarket has installed a new electronic platform scale.
verb
to weigh with a platform scale
neutralMost often used for weighing body weight or heavy items.
I weigh myself every morning.
Please help me weigh this package.
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The doctor asked me to weigh myself before prescribing medicine.
The courier helped me weigh the express package.