weigh
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are. 重量为[no cont]
It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds). 它重量接近27公斤(约65磅)。
This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce. 这个小金球重0.25盎司。
2. V-T If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are. 称 (重量)
The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels. 这台秤可以用来称量包裹等其他物品。
3. V-T If you weigh the facts about a situation, you consider them very carefully before you make a decision, especially by comparing the various facts involved. 权衡
She weighed her options. 她在各种选择间权衡斟酌。
He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor. 他在权衡向这位医生提起刑事诉讼的可能性。
4. N →a variant spelling of underway
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weigh /weɪ/ (weighing,weighed,weighs)
剑桥词典
- I weigh ten and a half stone .
- She's neurotic about her weight - she weighs herself three times a day .
- She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms .
- Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout .
- We use the metric system of measuring and weighing.
weigh verb (HEAVINESS)
[ 系动词:后面接回指句子主语的名词或形容词的不及物动词 + noun, 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to have a heaviness of a stated amount , or to measure the heaviness of an object
有…重;称…的重量
Yesterday a satellite weighing 15 tons was successfully placed in orbit . 昨天一颗重15公吨的卫星被成功送入了轨道。
She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom . 她每周都用浴室里的秤称体重。
Your luggage must be weighed before it is put on the aircraft . 你的行李在送上飞机之前必须要称重。
例句
weigh verb (INFLUENCE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ](of something such as a fact or an event ) to have an influence or be important
(事实或事件)有影响,很重要
Easy access to a skilled workforce weighed heavily with us when we chose a site for the new factory . 我们选择新工厂的厂址时,是否离高质量劳动力比较近对我们非常重要。
weigh verb (CONSIDER)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to carefully consider , especially by comparing facts or possibilities , in order to make a decision
仔细考虑;权衡;掂量
Only when we have weighed all the factors involved can we decide when would be the best time to start . 我们只有权衡了所有相关因素后,才能决定何时开始最好。
Economic benefits must be carefully weighed against the possible dangers of handling radioactive waste . 考虑经济收益时,必须衡量处理放射性核废料可能出现的危险。
比较
outweigh
weigh verb (SHIP)
weigh anchorto lift the anchor (= a heavy metal object ) of a ship from under the water so that it can move freely
起锚,启航
习语
weigh your wordsweigh a ton
短语动词
weigh sb/sth downweigh sb down
weigh in
weigh on sb/sth
weigh sth out
weigh sth up
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