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weight

UK //weɪt//US //weɪt//

词源

源自古英语'gewiht',与德语'Gewicht'同源,最初指称重用的砝码,后引申为重量概念。

noun

❶ 物体因重力而产生的向下力的大小,通常用千克或磅等单位衡量。

“The weight of this suitcase is over 20 kilograms.”

(这个行李箱的重量超过20公斤。)

“She lost a lot of weight after starting her diet.”

(开始节食后,她的体重减轻了很多。)

❶ 重要性或影响力,指某事物在决策或判断中的分量。

“Her opinion carries a lot of weight in the committee.”

(她的意见在委员会中很有分量。)

“We should give equal weight to both sides of the argument.”

(我们应该同等重视争论的双方。)

同义词:heaviness, mass, load, burden, significance

verb

❶ 使某物变重或增加重量,也可指在统计或决策中给予不同重要性。

“The fisherman weighted his net to make it sink faster.”

(渔夫给渔网加了重物让它下沉得更快。)

“The survey weighted responses by age group.”

(这项调查按年龄组对回答进行了加权处理。)

同义词:load, burden, ballast, bias, adjust

常见短语

carry weight — 指某人的意见或决定具有影响力或权威性,常出现在正式场合。

“As a senior professor, his words carry weight in academic circles.”

(作为资深教授,他的话在学术界很有分量。)

throw one's weight around — 形容某人滥用权力或影响力来达到目的,带有贬义色彩。

“The new manager likes to throw his weight around to intimidate staff.”

(新经理喜欢仗势欺人吓唬员工。)

weight off one's shoulders — 比喻解除心理负担后的轻松感,常用于描述压力解除后的状态。

“Finishing the project felt like a weight off my shoulders.”

(完成这个项目让我如释重负。)