单词 | pounding |
释义 | pounding(ˈpaʊndɪŋ) noun 1. the act of striking something heavily and often Then the pounding started up again on the front door. 2. heavy throbbing the pounding of her heart 3. informal a severe and sustained attack (esp in the phrase take a pounding) The town took a pounding during the hurricane. The boxer took a pounding. England took a pounding in the match. The White House has been taking a pounding from critics of its policy. the film has taken a pounding from the critics Electricity and water shares took a pounding, with losses extending into double figures. adjective 4. throbbing heavily a pounding headache the anxiety, the nervousness, the pounding heart With pounding heart, I took my position upon the podium. Binge drinking will give you a pounding headache the next day. She drank too much wine and woke up the next day with a pounding headache. I get a pounding headache if I wear my glasses for more than one hour. 5. extremely forceful the pounding waves They had been buffeted by pounding waves and heavy rain for hours. They walked home through the pounding rain. 6. moving quickly and forcefully; running Imagine the pounding feet of an early morning jogger. the sound of pounding feet 7. strongly rhythmical; driving a pounding rhythm Pounding music blared from giant loudspeakers. the pounding beat of rock music |
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