dead weights

美 [ded weɪts]英 [ded weɪts]
  • n.重负;累赘;重荷;(难以提举的)重物
  • dead weight的复数
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dead weights

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    N-COUNT 重荷;(难以提举的)重物
    A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift.

    He hoisted the dead weight over his shoulder.

    他把那死沉的重物扛到了肩上。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 重负;累赘
    You can refer to something that makes change or progress difficult as a dead weight .

    ...the dead weight of traditional policies.

    传统政策这一沉重包袱

  1. But from an emotional energy point of view , they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward , while they can 't merely be willed away .

    但是情感力量的观点来看,这些令人感到后悔的事情只不过是阻止我们前进的无用的障碍。