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pound /paʊnd/► SEE ALL(have, demand, claim, etc.) your pound of fleshin for a penny, in for a poundpenny wise (and) pound foolishprevention is better than cure
●(have, demand, claim, etc.) your pound of ˈflesh(take, demand, etc.) the full amount that sb owes you, even if this will cause them trouble or suffering （勒逼偿还）全部债务；（不顾别人死活要讨回）所欠的东西◆They want their pound of flesh; they want every penny we owe them by next Monday.
他们一点不讲情面，要我们在下周一之前归还欠他们的每一分钱。◆I didn’t realize working here was going to be such hard work. They really demand their pound of flesh, don’t they?
我不知道在这里工作这么辛苦。他们简直不顾别人死活，是不是？ ORIGIN This phrase comes from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender Shylock demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio’s body if he could not pay back the money he borrowed. 这个短语源于莎士比亚戏剧《威尼斯商人》，其中放债人夏洛克要安东尼还债，如不能还，就要从他身上割一磅肉。●ˌin for a ˈpenny, ˌin for a ˈpound (saying) once you have decided to start doing sth, you may as well do it as well as you can, even if this means spending a lot of time, energy, money, etc. 一不做，二不休；一旦开始就干到底◆The new carpet made everything else look old, so we thought ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’, and we painted the room and bought a new sofa too!铺上了新地毯，其他东西都显得很旧，我们就一不做，二不休，粉刷了房间，还买了新沙发！●penny ˌwise (and) pound ˈfoolishused to say that sb is very careful about small matters but much less sensible about larger, more important things 小事精明大事糊涂◆When it comes to a used car, don’t be penny wise and pound foolish. Spend the money to have the vehicle checked out.在二手车方面，千万别因小失大，宁可花点钱把车子检修一下。●preˌvention is better than ˈcure (BrE) (NAmE an ounce of preˌvention is better than a pound of ˈcure) (saying) it is better to stop sth bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened 治病不如防病；防患于未然是上策◆Remember that prevention is better than cure, so brush your teeth at least twice a day and visit your dentist for regular check-ups.记住，预防胜于补救，所以每天至少要刷两次牙，并且要定期作牙科检查。 |