pound-for-pound

短语

释义与例句

adv.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to how any two things compare when bearing in mind their real or relative, figurative weight.

    A tin of tomatoes weighing 250 g and costing $2.50 is more expensive, pound-for-pound, than one weighing 500 g and costing $4 (as the former costs $1.00 per 100 g and the latter $0.80 per 100 g).

    My gal is pound for pound sweeter than chocolate.

  2. 2.

    A comparison of fighters' (usually boxers) skill levels, regardless of what weight class they are in.

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    Sugar Ray Robinson is pound for pound the best boxer ever.