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n the base of the modern English Lexicology, this paper shows analysis of English pound nouns, a part of pounding words, from written form, classification, semantic analysis, meaning shift and so on. In this way can we learn English better and better.Key words: pound nouns。hotfoot(惡作劇). Here are two specific sentences:John’s thoughtless remark about religion got him into a lot of hot water.Like Shaw, he has tickled his readers’funny bone with a cultural hotfoot.(b) Verb and noun:examples are sleeping pill(安眠藥片)。sunrise (日出).5. semantic analysis and meaning shift semantic analysisWe should realize that there are semantic relationships among the ponents of pound nouns. So it will be effective in understanding and memory the pound nouns accurately if we prehend the relations. Generally pound nouns have the next five kinds semantic meanings or we can say that we could analyze pound words from five aspects.a: pound nouns can substitute words with of. . a chair of leg,(chairleg) ,a door knob(door knob)b: pound nouns relate to locations. Sometimes the first word indicates place,and the second word indicates what exists in the place. . the bank safe a kitchen sinkc: pound nouns can indic