pounding  
noun [ C or S ] uk/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/ us/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/
  (DEFEAT)      
  重击,重创
a heavy attack or defeat
  The city received heavy poundings from the air every night last week. 上周这座城市每晚都遭到猛烈空袭。 
 - More examples
 - Robin's heart was pounding with excitement.
 
  (SOUND)      
 有规则的敲击声
a regular sound of something hitting something else or of a loud noise
  the pounding of his heart 他砰砰的心跳 
 Idiom   
take/get a poundingidiom  遭到猛烈抨击
to receive a lot of criticism
  The movie took quite a pounding from the critics. 这部电影受到了评论家的猛烈抨击。