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weigh
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Derivatives :
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weighable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- weigh
[weɪ]
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vt.
[+parcel]
[ baby]
[ flour]
称…的重量
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vt.
[+evidence]
[ facts]
[ risks etc]
(consider) 权衡
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3.
vi.
she weighs 50kg 她的体重为50公斤
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how much do you weigh?
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你有多重？
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to weigh on sb
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使某人心情沉重
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to weigh anchor
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起锚
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- weigh
[weɪ]
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1.
verb
重量为，重达
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He was the smallest baby of all, weighing in under six pounds.
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他是所有孩子中最小的一个，重量不超过6榜。
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2.
vt.
顾及，权衡，斟酌
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Weighing up the competition is an important part of marketing.
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权衡竞争是市场营销的重要部分。
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3.
vt.
称（重），测出……的重量
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Japanese scientists appear to have discovered how to weigh smells.
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日本科学家好像已经发现如何给细胞称重。
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The butcher weighed the chicken.
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屠夫称了那只鸡的重量。
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4.
verb
有关系，有影响力，（被）认为重要
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These documents are weak and therefore should not be weighed with importance in court.
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这些文件很不充分，所以在法庭上不会有很大的说服力。
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5.
verb
压迫，重压；压垮
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The shame and guilt were weighing heavily upon the crimer.
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羞愧和内疚重重的压在犯人身上。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- weigh
[weɪ]
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vt.
[tr]
to measure the weight of
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to have weight or be heavy
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she weighs more than her sister
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3.
vt.
[tr; often foll by out]
to apportion according to weight
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to consider carefully
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to weigh the facts of a case
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5.
vi.
[intr]
to be influential
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his words weighed little with the jury
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vi.
[intr; often foll by on]
to be oppressive or burdensome (to)
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7.
vi.
[obsolete]
to regard or esteem
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8.
vi.
See also weigh down weigh in weigh up
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9.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English wegan; related to Old Frisian wega, Old Norse vega, Gothic gawigan, German wiegen
- weigh
[weɪ]
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n
a variant spelling of under way
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C18: variation due to the influence of phrases such as to weigh anchor
Examples
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to weigh one's words
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斟酌措词
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Some of the stones weigh twenty-six tons!
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有些石头重达二十六吨！
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to weigh anchor
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起锚
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to weigh on sb
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使某人心情沉重
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Adult cattle can weigh more than 750kg.
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完全发育成熟的牛体重可以超过750。
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The captive birds were trained to weigh themselves on electronic balances.
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笼鸟被训练得自行在电子秤上称体重。
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nciku Video Note
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称 [chēng]
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称西瓜/weighing a watermelon on scales
- Examples：
称体重，称一斤土豆
- Description：
称 means to weigh something with measuring scales, for example when buying fruit to find the exact weight.
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掂 [diān]
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掂梨子/weighing a pear in one's hand
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掂量，掂算，掂斤播两
- Description：
掂 means to weigh something in one's hand, to feel how much it weighs, rather than to find out its exact weight using scales.
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量 [liáng]
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用尺量身材/measuring arm length with a tape measure
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量身高，量体裁衣
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量 means to measure something to find its numerical length, height, temperature etc.
Related video notes: 称、掂、量
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