weight
[weɪt] noun
HEAVINESS 重量
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the amount that something or someone weighs 重量，分量；体重•What weight can this lorry safely carry?这辆货车的安全载重量是多少？ •There was a slight decrease in his weight after a week of dieting.经过一周的节食之后，他的体重略有减轻。 ADVANCED countable
■a piece of metal of known heaviness which can be used to measure the heaviness of other objects 砝码；秤砣
ADVANCED countable
■any object which is heavy 重物•Try not to lift heavy weights.不要试图举起重物。 •I lift weights twice a week at the gym.我每周去健身房两次练习举重。
[weɪt] noun
INFLUENCE 影响
uncountable
■respect, influence, trust or importance 重要性；影响；分量•Her experience does give her opinions quite a bit of weight.她的经验的确给她的观点增加了分量。 •After he was voted out of power, few people attached much weight to what he said.他落选下台后，就没甚么人重视他所说的话了。 •Radical views don't carry much weight anymore.激进的观点影响力不再那么大了。
[weɪt] noun
be / take a weight off your mind
■to allow you to stop worrying about a particular thing 消除烦恼；解除思想负担•It's a great weight off my mind to know that the building is finally finished.得知那座建筑终于完工，令我如释重负。 •It was a weight off my mind knowing that our finances were taken care of.得知我们的资金问题已经解决，我心里顿时轻松了许多。
[weɪt] noun
take the weight off your feet / legs
■If you take the weight off your feet/legs, you sit down, especially after standing or walking for a long time （长时间站立或行走后）坐下歇歇脚，坐下喘口气•You must be exhausted after all that shopping - why don't you take the weight off your feet!你逛了那么长时间的街，一定累坏了——坐下歇歇脚吧！
[weɪt] verb transitive
■to fasten something heavy to something 加重量于，使变重•Paper tablecloths need to be weighted down or they tend to blow away in the wind.纸桌布需要有东西压着，否则会被风吹走。 |