The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks.

题目

The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks.
five-hundred-pound 和five hundred pounds有什么区别,为什么教辅上对five-hundred-pound 翻译为不少于500磅

答案

five hundred pounds:指的是五百磅重,是名词短语.
five-hundred-pound:指的是五百磅重的,作形容词用.把这个短语,译成不少于五百磅,是不确切的；它的意思就是五百磅重的.