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Millions of pounds have gone down the plughole.数百万英镑付诸东流。It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three pounds a week.我母亲用每周不到三英镑的收入把三个孩子成功抚养大，这让人惊叹。She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.她声称他敲诈了她几千英镑。The boxer weighed three hundred pounds and walked like a veritable colossus.这个拳击手重三百镑，走起路来像个十足的巨人。I borrowed a few pounds off him.我向他借了几英镑。He had siphoned thousands of pounds a week from the failing business.他一周之内从这家濒临破产的企业里抽走了数千英镑的资金。I'm only a few pounds overweight, but I just can't seem to lose them.我只不过超重几磅，不过好像就是减不下来。The lottery has raised millions of pounds.这批彩票已经筹集了数百万英镑。Hundreds of millions of pounds are needed to redevelop large areas of derelict dockland.重新开发大面积废弃的港区需要上亿英镑的资金。I put on five pounds over Christmas and now I can't get into these jeans.我圣诞期间体重增加了五磅，现在这条牛仔裤穿不下了。They've poured thousands of pounds into developing the business.为了开发这项业务他们已经投入几千英镑了。Police are warning residents to be on their guard after two men tricked a pensioner out of several hundred pounds.两名男子骗走一个靠养老金生活的人数百英镑后，警方提醒居民要提防。She defrauded her employers of thousands of pounds.她从雇主那里骗取了数千英镑。He could stand losing a few pounds. = He could stand to lose a few pounds.他应该减减肥。He has a couple of thousand pounds in the bank.他在银行里存有几千英镑。Insurance companies are having to shell out millions of pounds to the victims of the floods.保险公司将要向水灾的受灾者支付几百万英镑的赔款。He's trying to sweat off a few more pounds.他正拼命锻炼想再减掉几磅。Prices are given in pounds and euros.价格用英镑和欧元标出。The rail system is to put 20 million pounds into its modernization programme.铁路系统的现代化改造方案准备投入两千万英镑。The fire caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage.火灾造成了价值数千英镑的损失。If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.如果我要花费几百英镑，我不希望有人告诉我什么能做，什么不能做。I'm not in a financial position to turn up my nose at several hundred thousand pounds.我的经济境况使我无法对几十万英镑无动于衷。They walked off with a million pounds' worth of jewellery under the very noses of the security guards.他们携带着价值百万英镑的珠宝，就从保安人员眼皮底下溜走了。She had gained five pounds over the winter, much to her chagrin.使她大为懊丧的是她一个冬天就长了五磅。More than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices. 股价下挫了十亿多英镑。I can lose a few pounds without resorting to daft diets.我不用疯狂地节食也能减轻几磅。Don't be concerned about the loss of a few pounds. You're still a healthy weight.瘦了几磅也不用担心。你的体重仍在健康范围内。I've got twenty thousand pounds put away for my old age.我存了两万英镑防老。The Government continues to pour billions of pounds into its massive road-building programme.政府继续向庞大的筑路项目中投入数十亿英镑。I always pile on the pounds over Christmas.圣诞期间，我的体重总是会猛增好几磅。Americans are continuing to pack on the pounds.美国人的体重在继续增长。The team will go racing next year if – and it's a very big if – they can raise six million pounds.该队明年会参加比赛 — 如果他们能筹集六百万英镑，但这是一大疑问。She slimmed down a couple of years ago but has piled on the pounds again.几年前她瘦下来过，不过现在体重又增加了不少。Millions of pounds are generated for the arts by the national lottery.国家彩票业已为艺术行业筹集了上百万英镑的资金。Bonus payments to top officials cost the taxpayer millions of pounds each year.每年支付给高层官员的奖金花去了纳税人数百万英镑。I'd like to shed a few pounds.我想快快减掉几磅体重。Try and wheedle a few extra pounds out of him.争取哄骗他多给几英镑。I've lost a mere two pounds.我仅仅丢了两英镑。The former athlete is starting to pile on the pounds.这位前运动员开始越来越胖了。By changing its supplier, the company saved thousands of pounds in import duty.更换供货商后，这个公司省下了数千英镑的进口税。 |