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| 1 | linking verb to have a particular weight 重量有；重… |
| Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? 告诉我，克莱尔，你有多重？ |
| The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. 这个女婴出生时有7磅重。 |
| weigh a ton (=be very heavy) Your suitcase weighs a ton. 非常重 |
| | 1a | T to measure how heavy someone or something is 称…的重量；称 | | Weigh yourself daily and mark your weight on the chart. 每天称一下你的体重，并记录在图表上。 | | They will weigh your package at the post office. 他们将在邮局称你的包裹。 | |
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| 2 | T to consider all the aspects of a situation carefully before making a decision 掂量；考虑；斟酌 |
| The judge weighed all the facts carefully before reaching a verdict. 法官在作出判决之前，认真地权衡了所有的事实。 |
| weigh sth against sth Those costs must be weighed against the environmental benefits. 在衡量环境保护所带来的好处时，必须考虑到其费用。 |
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| 3 | I to have an important effect or influence 有分量；有影响 |
| +against Unfortunately, his batting and fielding weigh against him. 不幸的是，他的击球和接球对他很不利。 |
| weigh heavily with sb The defeat weighed heavily with the President. 这次失败对总统影响很大。 |
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| - | weigh anchor
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| to lift the anchor of a ship from the water in order to start sailing |
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| - | weigh your words
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| to think carefully about how you want to say something |
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| - | ˌweigh ˈdown |
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| 1 | to make someone heavy and unable to move easily 使感到沉重；压弯；压倒 | If you weigh yourself down you’ ll get very tired. 如果背得过重，你就会感到很累的。 | | The waiters were weighed down by huge trays of food. 服务员端着大盘的食物颇感费力。 | |
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| 2 | often passive to cause problems for someone or something or make someone worried 困扰；使沮丧；使烦恼 | Wall Street has been weighed down by economic uncertainty. 华尔街受到经济不稳定的困扰。 | |
| - | ˌweigh ˈin |
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| 1 | to have your weight checked before you take part in a sport such as boxing or horse racing （拳击、赛马前）称体重 | +at Bowen weighed in at 241 pounds. 鲍恩赛前的体重为241磅。 | |
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| 2 | to become involved in something 参与 | +with I just wanted to weigh in with some comments. 我只想作一些评论。 | |
| - | ˈweigh ˌon |
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| | weigh on sb: to cause problems for someone or something or make someone worried 困扰；使沮丧；使烦恼 | The responsibility of her new job had begun to weigh on her. 新工作的责任使她开始烦恼起来。 | | The high price of property weighs heavily on many businesses. 地产价格昂贵困扰着许多企业。 | | weigh on sb’ s mind The decision to move has been weighing heavily on Eric’ s mind. 要搬走的决定一直使埃里克心烦意乱。 | |
| - | ˌweigh ˈout |
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| | to measure an exact amount of something 称出…的准确重量 | He weighed out every portion of sugar, flour, and dried fruit. 他称出了每一份蔗糖、面粉和干果的重量。 | |
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| | weigh up sth: to consider the good and bad aspects of something in order to reach a decision about it 盘算；权衡；仔细考虑 | Before buying weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of each type. 购买之前仔细考虑一下每一类型的优缺点。 | |
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