1 VERB [no cont] 有…重;重 If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are. 有…重;重
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It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds). [VERB amount]
它重近27千克(约65磅)。
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This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce. [VERB amount]
这个小金球重0.25盎司。
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You always weigh less in the morning. [VERB amount]
早晨体重总是会轻一些。
2 VERB 称…的重量;称 If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are. 称…的重量;称
3 VERB 认真考虑;权衡;斟酌 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. 认真考虑;权衡;斟酌 [mainly British] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
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She weighed her options. [VERB noun]
她在各种选择间权衡斟酌。
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He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor. [VERB noun]
他正在仔细考虑对那个医生提起刑事诉讼的可能性。
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She spoke very slowly, weighing what she would say. [VERB wh]
她讲话时斟酌再三，说得非常慢。
SYN consider, study, examine, contemplate
Weigh up means the same as
weigh .
weigh up同weigh 4 VERB 斟酌(字句) If you weigh your words, you think very carefully before you say something. 斟酌(字句)
5 VERB 使烦恼;使忧虑 If a problem weighs on you, it makes you worried or unhappy. 使烦恼;使忧虑
6 VERB 对…有(重大)影响 Something that weighs heavily in a situation has a strong influence or important effect on it. 对…有(重大)影响
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Current economic hardships weigh heavily in young women's decisions to find salaried work. [V adv prep]
目前的经济困难大大影响着年轻妇女在寻找有薪水的工作时的决定。
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Human life weighed more with him than purity of policy. [V adv prep]
人类生命对他而言比政策的纯洁性更重要。
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There are many factors weighing against the meeting happening. [V against n/-ing]
有好多因素影响了会议的召开。
Phrasal verbs: - weigh downweigh inweigh outweigh up
| Word Partnership | Use weigh with: |
| ADV. | weigh less, weigh more 1 weigh carefully 2 3 |
| N. | weigh ten pounds 1 weigh alternatives, weigh benefits, weigh costs, weigh the evidence, weigh risks 3 |
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