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weigh
weigh / we ; weI /verb
1. BE A PARTICULAR WEIGHT 有多重, linking verbto have a particular weight重（若干），重量是…:
•The young birds weigh only a few grams.雏鸟重量只有几克。
•Do you know how much it weighs ?你知道它有多重吗？
What ( = how much )
•do you weigh ?你的体重是多少？
•The box was full of books and weighed a ton (=was very heavy) .这箱子里放满了书，重得很。
2. MEASURE WEIGHT 测出重量, Tto use a machine to discover how much something or someone weighs称…的重量:
•He weighed some potatoes on the scales.他用秤称了一些马铃薯。
weigh yourself
•Have you weighed yourself lately?你最近称过体重吗？
3. CONSIDER / COMPARE 考虑/比较 also weigh up, Tto consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it认真考虑，权衡:
•It is my job to weigh the evidence.认真研究证据是我的职责。
weigh sth against sth
•We have to weigh the benefits of the scheme against the costs.我们必须把这个方案的好处和费用放在一起进行权衡。
4. INFLUENCE 影响, I always + adv / prepformalto influence someone's opinion and the decision that they make（对观点或决定）有影响:
[+ against ]
•This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area.这次遗憾的经历将大大影响对这个地区的进一步投资。
weigh in sb / sth's favour
•These facts will weigh in your favour.这些事实将对你有利。
[+ with ]
•Her evidence weighed strongly with the judge.她的证词很受法官重视。
5. weigh your words to think very carefully about what you say because you do not want to say the wrong thing〔因不想说错话而〕斟字酌句，推敲字眼:
•He was weighing his words carefully.他在仔细斟酌自己的用词。
6. weigh anchor to raise an ANCHOR and sail away起锚; 启航
 PHRASAL VERBS 
weigh sb ↔ down
1. if something weighs you down, it is heavy and difficult to carry使〔某人〕感到沉重; 压下，压倒:
be weighed down with sth
•Sally was weighed down with shopping bags.萨莉提着购物袋颇感费力。
2. if a problem weighs you down, it makes you feel worried and upset〔问题〕使感到焦虑，使烦恼，使忧心忡忡:
be weighed down by / with sth
•He felt weighed down by his responsibilities.他感到自己责任重大，不堪重负。
•a family weighed down with grief沉浸在悲痛之中的一家人
weigh in
1. to have your weight measured before taking part in a competition〔在赛前〕测体重，称体重:
[+ at ]
•Higgins weighed in at just over 100 kilos.希金斯赛前测得体重，刚好超过 100 公斤。
⇒WEIGH-IN
2. informalto join in an argument or fight加入〔争论或争吵〕:
[+ with ]
•The chairman then weighed in with his views.然后主席也提出了自己的观点加入讨论。
weigh on sb / sth
to make someone feel worried and upset加重〔某人〕的心理负担; 使烦恼; 使陷入困境:
•The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators.人们对和平的渴望将会给谈判者带来极大的压力。
•I'm sure there's something weighing on his mind .我肯定他有心事。
•The burden of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders .责任的担子重重地压在他肩上。
weigh sth ↔ out
to measure an amount of something by weighing it称出〔一定数量的某物〕:
•She weighed out half a kilo of rice.她称出半公斤米。
weigh sb / sth ↔ up
1. to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it仔细考虑，权衡:
•We're still weighing up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages) of the two options.我们仍在对两个选择权衡利弊。
2. to watch someone and listen to them carefully so that you can form an opinion about what they are like〔通过观察〕评估〔某人〕:
•I could see that he was weighing me up.我看得出他是在掂量我。

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