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weight

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Related topics: Measurement, Other sports
weight1 /weɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun → wait
1  amount SB/STH weighs 某人/某物的重量 [countableC, uncountableU]HEAVY how heavy something is when you measure it 〔某物的〕重量，分量
The average weight of a baby at birth is just over seven pounds.
嬰兒的平均出生體重是七磅多一點。
in weight
fish that are over two kilos in weight
兩公斤多重的魚
by weight
Fruit and vegetables are sold by weight.
水果和蔬菜是稱重出售的。
2  how fat 有多胖 [uncountableU]FAT how heavy and fat someone is 〔某人的〕體重
You shouldn’t worry about your weight.
你不應該擔心自己的體重。
→ overweight, underweight
3  heaviness 重 [uncountableU]HEAVY the fact that something is heavy 重
The weight of her boots made it hard for Sue to run.
沉重的靴子使休跑起來很困難。
I didn’t know if the bridge would support our weight.
我不知道這座橋能否承受住我們的重量。
under the weight of something
Karen staggered along under the weight of her backpack.
卡倫背着沉重的背包，蹒跚而行。
4  heavy thing 重物 [countableC]HEAVY something that is heavy 重物
I can’t lift heavy weights because of my bad back.
我因背部有毛病提不了重物。
5  worry 擔心 [singular]RESPONSIBLE something that causes you a lot of worry because you have to deal with it 重壓，心理負擔
weight of
She felt a great weight of responsibility.
她感到責任很重，壓力很大。
families who are crumbling under the weight of increasing debt
因債務越來越多而不堪重負的家庭
Selling the house is a weight off my mind (=something that no longer causes a lot of worry).
賣掉房子卸下了我心頭的一副重擔。
6  importance 重要性 [uncountableU]IMPORTANT if something has weight, it is important and influences people 重要性
She knew that her opinion carried very little weight.
她知道自己的看法無足輕重。
give/add weight to something
This scandal adds more weight to their arguments.
這樁醜聞更加證明他們的論點是正確的。
7  AMOUNT 數量weight of something a large amount of something 大量的某物
The weight of evidence is that unemployment leads to all sorts of health problems.
大量證據顯示失業會導致各種健康問題。
The weight of public opinion is behind the teachers.
公衆輿論倒向教師。
They won the battle by sheer weight of numbers (=very large numbers of people).
他們取勝純粹靠的是人數優勢。
Examples from the Corpus
weight of numbers• They are likely to win this battle through sheer weight of numbers.• So Jancey's half-dozen were ready for a punch-up: element of surprise, weight of numbers, move in fast.• From the weight of numbers ranged against us?• Above all, for emotional as well as for factual awareness, others have the weight of numbers on their side.• But Tyrion could not be everywhere at once and slowly the weight of numbers turned the battle against the High Elves.• The weight of numbers is revealing; at the very least it witnesses to the reality of tinnitus.• Even if they can't inflict any wounds they can still swamp him with weight of numbers.
8. for measuring quantities 用於稱重 [countableC]TM a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is balanced against something else to measure how much the other thing weighs 砝碼，秤砣
9  for sport 用於體育運動 [countableC]DSO a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is lifted by people as a sport 杠鈴片；啞鈴
I’ve been lifting weights since I was 18.
我從18歲起就開始練舉重了。
→ weightlifting →5 see picture at 見圖 gym
10. throw your weight about/around informalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to use your position of authority to tell people what to do in an unpleasant and unreasonable way 指手畫腳；濫用權勢
Examples from the Corpus
throw your weight about/around• Mortgage traders were the sort of fat people who grunt from the belly and throw their weight around, like sumo wrestlers.• How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way?• Very strong in his own way, not swaggering or throwing his weight about, but a great inner strength.• But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much.• But that bloody Caitlin, he had to throw his weight around.• It's a chance for rugby to throw its weight around.• Maybe she could have handled that a little more tactfully instead of sounding as though she was throwing her weight around.• Do we in petty ways throw our weight around?
11  throw your weight behind somebody/something SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANto use all your power and influence to support someone or something 鼎力支持某人/某事
The US has thrown its weight behind the new leader.
美國傾其全力支持這位新領導人。
Examples from the Corpus
throw your weight behind somebody/something• But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.• Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.• Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.• The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.• Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.• When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.
12  pull your weight WORK HARDto do your full share of work 做好分内事，盡責
He accused me of not pulling my weight.
他指責我沒有盡責。
Examples from the Corpus
pull your weight• Some members of this class haven't been pulling their weight.• Be firm, and tell him that he must either pull his weight or leave.• You subs are not pulling your weight.• If you don't start pulling your weight around here, you're fired.• He didn't pull his weight, but knew how to keep it from the consultants.• He just didn't pull his weight domestically.• For the average business, pulses and linseed didn't pull their weight.• All members were expected to pull their weight.• The superiors counted on the new managers to pull their weight in contributing to the superiors' agendas.
13  take the weight off your feet informalSIT used to tell someone to sit down 坐下歇歇腳
Come in, take the weight off your feet.
進來歇歇腳吧。
Examples from the Corpus
take the weight off your feet• Make the bed - then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk.• Come in, take the weight off your feet.
→ deadweight
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: how heavy and fat someone is 〔某人的〕體重
verbs
put on weight (also gain weight formal) 體重增加，變胖
He had put on weight since she last saw him.
與她上次見到他相比，他體重增加了。
lose/shed weight 體重減輕，變瘦
She lost a lot of weight when she was ill.
她生病時體重減輕了許多。
watch your weight (=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods) 〔通過健康飲食〕控制自己的體重
He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition.
他有心髒病，所以得注意自己的體重。
get/keep your weight down (=become thinner or stay thin) 減輕體重，減肥
How can I keep my weight down?
我怎樣才能減輕體重呢？
get/keep the weight off (=become or stay thinner) 減輕體重，減肥
nI changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off.
weight + NOUN
a weight problem (=a tendency to be too fat) 超重問題
I’ve always had a weight problem.
我的體重一向是個問題。
weight gain 體重增加
nThe medication can cause rapid weight gain.
weight loss 體重減輕
nAfter the first month, weight loss slows down.
adjectives
somebody’s ideal weight (=what someone should weigh, according to their height and body type) 某人的理想體重
She weighs about 10lbs more than her ideal weight.
她比她的理想體重重十磅左右。
nsomebody’s target weight (=the weight someone is trying to be)
I’ve reached my target weight.
excess weight (=the pounds that make you heavier than you should be) 超出的體重
You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight.
如果減掉超出的體重，你會感覺更好。
COMMON ERRORSDon’t say ‘lose your weight’. Say lose weight. Do not use ‘weight’ as a verb, for example by saying ‘I weight 55 kilos’. Say I weigh 55 kilos.
不要把weight用作動詞，比如不要說I weight 55 kilos，而要說 I weigh 55 kilos。
Examples from the Corpus
weight• For women, there was little relationship between weight and early death at all.• Premature babies have a low birth weight.• Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants.• Whipped butter and flavoured butters are more expensive than butter weight for weight.• Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge.• It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.• My job requires lifting heavy weights such as TVs and refrigerators.• She's always worried about her weight.• Victory was easy for a man of his weight and strength.• He stands with his weight on the right foot, his face lightly turned in that direction.• Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds.• The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight.• I've been trying to lose weight for over a year now.• metric weight• My height is six feet, and my weight is 173 pounds.• It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.• I think he looks better now that he's put on some weight.• Several branches had been torn from the trees by the weight of the snow.• It was no less than he deserved for carrying the weight of his team on his shoulders all game long.• If you can guess the weight of the cake, you win a prize.• The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package• As a result of the government's programme, the weight of the public enterprise sector was significantly curtailed.• Jim was staggering along under the weight of a huge box of encyclopaedias.• The weight of evidence against her led to her conviction.• The weight of the water makes the tub sink slightly.• Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems.
under the weight of something• Its sister mission in Tumacacori was built of adobe and has crumbled under the weight of the years.• There it stood, with its lifeless leather seat hanging down under the weight of absolutely nothing.• He felt as if he weren't so much walking now as stumbling forward under the weight of that thought.• Except maybe me under the weight of my blunders.• Pad and pencil were more than Glover could take after a long night under the weight of his thought.• Cameron's brain reeled slightly under the weight of all these alternatives.• Almost at once she was back again staggering under the weight of an enormous round chocolate cake on a china platter.• He stumbled under the weight of the branch and slithered into a hollow, ankle-deep in mud.
weight of• Since he was 18, he's had the full weight of raising his younger brothers.• The cable is strong enough to hold the weight of an elephant.
give/add weight to something• You can change the center of gravity by adding weight to one part of the object.• Does the tone and content of source C add weight to Snowden's argument? 11.• Perhaps the enormous anti-Gorbachev demonstrations in Moscow do add weight to that particular reaction.• Opposition leaders said the killing added weight to their demands for a change in government.• Three strengths of the study add weight to its conclusions.• The device of a court of five judges was adopted to add weight to the reconsideration of the earlier cases.• The function of the double bassoon is to add weight to the bass.• The role of premises is to throw light on a subject; the role of evidences is to give weight to it.
lifting weights• At Old Dominion, it was three hours a day five days a week, and lifting weights and conditioning.• There are other ways of building strength besides lifting weights.• My buddies knew that I was lifting weights with Mr Barraza.• If you see that a member has poor posture when lifting weights, correct it.
weight2 verb [transitiveT]
1  HEAVY (also weight down) to fix a heavy object to something in order to keep it in place 用重物固定；使負重
weight something (down) with something
The fishing nets are weighted down with lead.
漁網是靠鉛墜下沉的。
2  to change something slightly so that you give more importance to particular ideas or people 〔經改動〕使傾向於…
weight something in favour of somebody/something
a temptation to weight the report in favour of the option you want
試圖修改報告使其偏向自己所想方案的念頭
Examples from the Corpus
weight• Telmex, the top weighted stock, gained a further 65 centavos at 24.55 pesos.• Basically, by weighting the left rail the board turns to the right and viceversa.• fishing lines weighted with lead
weight something (down) with something• But I've always known I could never be a professional jockey because I couldn't make the weight.• John ignored the heat building up under his hands and pressed down with all his weight.• Several studies have shown that the physical stresses of repeatedly gaining and losing weight are linked with earl, deaths.• For example, to make water, burn one weight of hydrogen with eight of oxygen.• To make carbon dioxide, burn three weights of carbon with eight of oxygen.• The annular tank providing the weight was filled with granite chippings, to make a total of 20 tons.• To ensure the liner does not slip, weight it down with stones.• To make methane, burn one weight of hydrogen with three of carbon.
From Longman Business Dictionary
weightweight1 /weɪt/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
how heavy something is, measured using a particular system
The weight of the new noise reduction kits may limit the aircraft’s capacity by up to 10%.
→ gross weight → net weight
weightweight2 verb [transitiveT]
STATISTICS to allow for the differences between sets of figures that are being compared by increasing or lowering the value of some of them, and so creating a balance between them
The mid-cap index is weighted according to the market values of the stocks.
The results of the survey were weighted by age to make sure the poll accurately reflects voters nationwide.
Origin weight1
Old English wiht

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