At its narrowest point it is the width of a pound coin.

其最窄处仅为一英镑硬币的厚度。

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Many supermarkets now employ a pound coin deposit system to ensure trolleys are returned to their proper place.

如今，许多超市实行一英镑押金制一确保手推车物归原地。

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O'Leary said the carrier was looking at the possibility of installing coin slot on toilet doors in its planes which would only open with the insertion of a one pound coin.

欧利瑞说，该公司正在评估在飞机厕所门上加装投币孔，投入一英镑才能开门。

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Except for twenty-five years (1797-1821) the British pound was on a gold-coin standard for two straight centuries (1717-1914).

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