“Pounding”常指连续的重击/猛敲,也可形容心跳强烈、砰砰直跳或沉重而有节奏的响声。(另有“捣碎、碾碎”等含义,视语境而定。)
/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
The pounding on the door woke me up.
门上的猛敲把我吵醒了。
After running up the stairs, she felt her heart pounding in her chest while the rain kept pounding the roof.
跑上楼梯后,她觉得心脏在胸口砰砰直跳,而雨点仍在不停敲打屋顶。
来自动词 pound(“重击、捶打;捣碎”),源于中古英语 pounden,与“用力敲打、反复击打”的动作含义相关;加上 -ing 构成动名词/现在分词,用来表示“正在重击”或“重击这一动作/声音”。