The pound continued to sag despite four interventions by the Bank of England...是什么意思？

The pound continued to sag despite four interventions by the Bank of England...

尽管英格兰银行四次出手干预，英镑仍不改颓势。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

pound

n. 英镑，磅，兽栏，重击声；vt.& vi. 连续重击，咚咚地走；vi. （持续地）苦干，（驾舟时）拍打（水面），（心脏）狂跳，脚步沉重地走（或跑）；vt. 连续重击，捣碎，碾碎，强迫吸收，猛烈袭击；

例句
...a new tax band of 20p in the pound on the first £2,000 of taxable income.
对应税收入的头两千英镑每镑征收20便士的新税阶

continued

adj. 继续的，延续的；v. 继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 )，持续，逗留，停留；

例句
Another policeman has been injured as fighting continued this morning...
今早又有一名警员在冲突中受伤。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

sag

vi. 下垂，消沉，下跌，[航]漂向下风向；vt. 使…下垂；n. 下垂的动作或事例，下垂度，下沉地带，下

例句
The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing...
这件衬衫的袖口洗后照样挺括，不变形。

despite

prep. 尽管，虽然，不由自主；

例句
The gentleman, despite his advanced years, helped Kathryn back to her seat.
这位绅士，尽管年事已高，仍然帮着凯瑟琳回到座位上。

four

num. 四，四个，第四；n. 四个人（或事物）的一组，得四分的一击，四人赛艇；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

interventions

n. 介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )；

例句
The pound continued to sag despite four interventions by the Bank of England...
尽管英格兰银行四次出手干预，英镑仍不改颓势。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

bank

n. 银行，（条形的）堆，（河的）岸，库存；vt.& vi. 堆积，筑（堤），将（钱）存入银

例句
Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its staff.
每家银行都非常关注雇员的工作速度和无差错率。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

England

n. 英格兰，英国；

例句
The England team were a poor advertisement for European football tonight...
英格兰队今晚为欧洲足球做了一次糟糕的宣传。