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weight/weit/ n. & v.●n. 1 Physicsa the force experienced by a body as a result of the earth's gravitation (cf. 参见 MASS n. 8) 【物理学】作用在物体上的重力 b any similar force with which a body tends to a centre of attraction 趋向吸引中心的力 2 the heaviness of a body regarded as a property of it; its relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it giving rise to a downward force 重量；体重；分量 is twice your weight 是你体重的两倍; kept in position by its weight 因其本身的重量而固定住 3a the quantitative expression of a body's weight 某物体重量的数量表达 has a weight of three pounds 有 3 磅重 b a scale of such weights 重量单位制；衡制 troy weight 金衡，金衡制 4 a body of a known weight for use in weighing 砝码；秤砣 5 a heavy body esp. used in a mechanism etc. 重体；重物(尤指用在机械等中的) a clock worked by weights 靠钟锤走动的钟 6 a load or burden 压力；重担 a weight off my mind 如释重负 7a influence, importance 影响；重要性 carried weight with the public 对大众有影响 b preponderance 优势 the weight of evidence was against them 证据对他们不利 8a a heavy object thrown as an athletic exercise = SHOT1 7 投掷器械b (in pl. 用复数) blocks or discs of metal etc. used in weightlifting or weight training (举重或身体训练使用的)杠铃片；哑铃等 9 the surface density of cloth etc. as a measure of its suitability (织物等衡量其适用度的)厚薄、轻重等 ●v. tr. 1a attach a weight to 加重量于 b hold down with a weight or weights 使负重而向下 2 (foll. by 后跟 with) impede or burden 阻碍或使有负担 3 Statistics multiply the components of (an average) by factors to take account of their importance 【统计学】使加权 4 assign a handicap weight to (a horse) 加重物于(马背上) 5 treat (a fabric) with a mineral etc. to make it seem stouter 用矿物质处理(织物)使之看上去更结实 □ put on weight 1 increase one's weight 增加体重 2 become fat or fatter 发胖 □ throw one's weight about (or around) colloq. be unpleasantly self-assertive [口]逞威风；盛气凌人 □ worth one's weight in gold (of a person) exceedingly useful or helpful (指人)非常有用的；靠得住的 [Old English (ge)wiht from Germanic: the modern form influenced by WEIGH1] |