weight

美 [weɪt]英 [weɪt]
  • n.重量;重物;分量;砝码;重要性;重量单位;重任
  • vt.使加权;(用重物)固定;使负重;在…上加重量

复数: weights 现在分词: weighting 过去分词: weighted 第三人称单数: weights

weightweight

noun

重 being heavy

1

重量;分量
how heavy sb/sth is, which can be measured in, for example, kilograms or pounds

It is about 76 kilos in weight .

这东西重约76千克。

Bananas are sold by weight.

香蕉按重量出售。

In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs.

这种鱼在自然生存环境中可以长到5磅重。

She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat) .

她正在设法减肥。

He's put on/gained weight (= become heavier and fatter) since he gave up smoking.

他戒烟后体重增加了。

Sam has a weight problem (= is too fat) .

萨姆太胖了。

No more for me. I have to watch my weight .

我不再吃了。我得控制体重。

2


the fact of being heavy

He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack.

他身上的背包压得他有点步履蹒跚。

I just hoped the branch would take my weight .

我只是希望树枝经得住我的体重。

The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.

这些立柱必须支撑起屋顶的重量。

Don't put any weight on that ankle for at least a week.

至少要一个星期别让那个脚踝承重。

重物 heavy object

3

重物
an object that is heavy

The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights.

医生说他不能举重物。

4

(用于固定某物或用作机器部件的)重体,重物
an object used to keep sth in position or as part of a machine

weights on a fishing line

钓线上的坠

责任;忧心 responsibility/worry

5

重任;重担;重压;压力
a great responsibility or worry

The full weight of responsibility falls on her.

全部的重任都落在了她的肩上。

The news was certainly a weight off my mind (= I did not have to worry about it any more) .

这个消息真是去掉了我心里的重担。

Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders .

最后讲了实话使我如释重负。

影响;力量 influence/strength

6

重要性;影响力;力量
importance, influence or strength

The many letters of support added weight to the campaign.

许多声援信增加了这场运动的影响力。

The President has now offered to lend his weight to the project.

总统现已主动表示支持这个项目。

Your opinion carries weight with the boss.

你的意见对老板有影响。

How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?

你怎么能忽视医生意见的绝对重要性呢?

The weight of evidence against her is overwhelming.

对她不利的证据让人无话可说。

测量;举起重物 for measuring/lifting

7

重量单位;衡制
a unit or system of units by which weight is measured

tables of weights and measures

度量衡表

imperial/metric weight

英制 / 公制重量

8

砝码;秤砣;秤锤;杠铃片;哑铃
a piece of metal that is known to weigh a particular amount and is used to measure the weight of sth, or lifted by people to improve their strength and as a sport

a set of weights

一组砝码

She lifts weights as part of her training.

举杠铃是她锻炼的一部分。

He does a lot of weight training .

他进行大量的举重训练。

习语

to sit down and rest, especially when you are tired

来坐下歇一会儿吧。
Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while.

to use your position of authority or power in an aggressive way in order to achieve what you want

to use all your influence and power to support sth

the combined power, strength or influence of a group

他们纯粹靠人多势众在争论中获胜。
They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.

used to say that there is too much of sth

to work as hard as everyone else in a job, an activity, etc.

very useful or valuable

一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。
A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.

verb

附上重物 attach heavy object

1

在…上加重量;使负重;(用重物)固定
to attach a weight to sth in order to keep it in the right position or make it heavier

The fishing nets are weighted with lead.

这些渔网是靠铅坠下沉的。

重视 give importance

2

使加权
to give different values to things to show how important you think each of them is compared with the others

The results of the survey were weighted to allow for variations in the sample.

这次调查的结果进行了加权处理,以包容样本中的偏差。

a weighted vote (= one that is worth more than a single vote)

加权选票

a weighted grade (= given at school for a course that is more advanced or harder and so has a higher value)

加权分数

weight

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR 重量;分量;体重
    The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.

    What is your height and weight?...

    你的身高和体重是多少?

  • 2
    在英国英语中,体重的衡量单位通常是英石或磅。1英石相当于14磅或6.35千克。提到某人的体重时,常常省略“磅”,而英石通常用单数形式表示复数概念:Jodie confessed she now weighed 9 stone 12 (乔迪承认她现在体重有9英石12磅)。美国英语中用磅和千克:I weigh 110 pounds (我重110磅)。
    I

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 过重;分量重
    A person's or thing's weight is the fact that they are very heavy.

    His weight was harming his health...

    他体重过重,这有损他的健康。

  • 4
    N-SING 重心
    If you move your weight, you change position so that most of the pressure of your body is on a particular part of your body.

    He shifted his weight from one foot to the other...

    他把重心从一只脚转到另一只脚上。

  • 5
    N-COUNT 哑铃;杠铃片
    Weights are objects which weigh a known amount and which people lift as a form of exercise.

    I was in the gym lifting weights.

    我在健身房举哑铃。

  • 6
    N-COUNT 砝码;秤砣;秤锤
    Weights are metal objects which weigh a known amount and which are used on a set of scales to weigh other things.

  • 7
    N-COUNT (尤指需举起的)重物
    You can refer to a heavy object as a weight, especially when you have to lift it.

    Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.

    用力提重物会导致血压升高。

  • 8
    VERB 加重量于;使负重
    If you weight something, you make it heavier by adding something to it, for example in order to stop it from moving easily.

    It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better.

    可以把它缝到窗帘的褶边里增加重量,使窗帘更有垂感。

  • 9
    VERB 权衡…的价值;加权重于
    If you weight things, you give them different values according to how important or significant they are.

    ...a computer program which weights the different transitions according to their likelihood...

    根据可能性的大小对不同转换进行加权处理的电脑程序

  • 10
    N-VAR 权重;重要性
    If something is given a particular weight, it is given a particular value according to how important or significant it is.

    The scientists involved put different weight on the conclusions of different models...

    相关科学家对不同模型的结论给予不同的权重。

  • 11
    N-UNCOUNT (事物的)分量,重量,重压
    If you talk about the weight of something, you mean that it is large in amount or has great power, which means that it is difficult to oppose or fight against.

    The weight of expectation was getting to them...

    他们逐渐感觉到了期望带来的压力。

  • 12
    N-UNCOUNT 重要性;分量
    If someone or something gives weight to what a person says, thinks, or does, they emphasize its significance.

    The fact that he is gone has given more weight to fears that he may try to launch a civil war...

    他已经离开这一事实让人更担心他会发动一场内战。

  • 13
    N-UNCOUNT 重要性;影响力
    If you give something or someone weight, you consider them to be very important or influential in a particular situation.

    Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.

    消费者在决定要买什么东西的时候往往更重视负面消息,而不是正面消息。

  • 14
    N-SING 负担;重担
    If you feel a weight on you, you have a problem or a responsibility that is difficult for you to manage and that you are very worried about.

    The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me.

    如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。

  • 15
    See also:weighting

  • 16
    PHRASE 有分量;有影响力
    If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.

    That argument no longer carries as much weight...

    那个论点不再具有那么大的影响力了。

  • 17
    PHRASE 非常有价值;十分重要
    If you say that someone or something is worth their weight in gold, you are emphasizing that they are so useful, helpful, or valuable that you feel you could not manage without them.

    Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold.

    任何一个成功的管理者都是千金难求的。

  • 18
    PHRASE 尽本分;做好分内事
    If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.

    He accused the team of not pulling their weight.

    他指责这个团队没有尽到本分。

  • 19
    PHRASE 仗势欺人;盛气凌人
    If someone throws their weight around or throws their weight about, they act aggressively and use their authority over other people more than they need to.

  • 20
    PHRASE (利用自己的影响等)全力相助,鼎力支持
    If you throw your weight behind a person, plan, or campaign, you use all your influence and do everything you can to support them.

    The administration is throwing its full weight behind the UN plan.

    该政府正鼎力支持这项联合国计划。

  • 21
    a weight off your mind→ see:mind

noun

1
an artifact that is heavy
2
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting;it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
Synonym: free weight exercising weight
3
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
4
the relative importance granted to something
his opinion carries great weight
the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed
Synonym: weightiness
5
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
bowed down by the weight of responsibility
6
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Synonym: weighting
7
a unit used to measure weight
he placed two weights in the scale pan
Synonym: weight unit
8
a system of units used to express the weight of something
Synonym: system of weights

verb

1
present with a bias
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
Synonym: slant angle
2
weight down with a load
Synonym: burden burthen weight down

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  1. We 'll need to reduce the weight by half .

    我们得把重量减轻一半。

  2. I don 't think that branch will hold your weight .

    我觉得那根树枝撑不住你的重量。

  3. The many letters of support added weight to the campaign .

    许多声援信增加了这场运动的影响力。

  4. I just hoped the branch would take my weight .

    我只是希望树枝经得住我的体重。

  5. He does a lot of weight training .

    他进行大量的举重训练。

  6. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other .

    她把身体的重量从一只脚换到另一只脚上。

  7. The news was certainly a weight off my mind .

    这个消息真是去掉了我心里的重担。

  8. A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold .

    一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。

  9. Make sure that your weight is evenly distributed .

    注意让你的重量分布均匀。

  10. Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders .

    最后讲了实话使我如释重负。

  11. Please state your height and weight .

    请说明身高和体重。

  12. The pillars have to support the weight of the roof .

    这些立柱必须支撑起屋顶的重量。

  13. The full weight of responsibility falls on her .

    全部的重任都落在了她的肩上。

  14. Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight ?

    是我的错觉,还是你确实瘦了许多?

  15. The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights .

    医生说他不能举重物。

  16. He 's very sensitive about his weight .

    他很忌讳别人说他胖。

  17. In the wild , this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs .

    这种鱼在自然生存环境中可以长到5磅重。

  18. The course is heavily weighted in favour of engineering .

    这个学程非常侧重于工程学。

  19. How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion ?

    你怎么能忽视医生意见的绝对重要性呢?

  20. Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while .

    来坐下歇一会儿吧。

  21. Each of the factors is given a weighting on a scale of 1 to 10 .

    每种因素按1至10之间的数值加权。

  22. He 's working at losing weight .

    他正在努力减肥。

  23. The results of the survey were weighted to allow for variations in the sample .

    这次调查的结果进行了加权处理,以包容样本中的偏差。

  24. She 's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight .

    她总是在节食,但体重好像并未减少。

  25. This diet is suited to anyone who wants to lose weight fast .

    这一食谱适合每一个希望迅速减肥的人。

  26. He 's always worrying about his weight .

    他总是为自己的体重发愁。

  27. The weight just piled on while I was abroad .

    我出国期间体重一个劲地增加。

  28. She is trying to lose weight .

    她正在设法减肥。

  29. She lifts weights as part of her training .

    举杠铃是她锻炼的一部分。

  30. Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain .

    经常锻炼有助于防止体重增加。

  • 词语搭配
  • 短语动词
  • 习语

weight与以下词性连用

v.

add weight

增重

gain/lose weight

增加/减轻体重

put on weight

变胖

n.

weight gain/loss

重量的增加/减轻

height and weight

身高和体重

size and weight

大小和重量

body weight

身体重心

weight training

哑铃训练

adj.

excess weight

超出的体重

healthy weight

健康体重

ideal weight

理想体重

normal weight

正常体重

heavy weight

重物;重哑铃

light weight

较轻的重量;轻哑铃

加重于;使负重

n.

take the weight off your feet

(尤指疲乏时)坐下歇歇脚,坐下喘口气
to sit down and rest, especially when you are tired

Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while.

来坐下歇一会儿吧。

throw your weight about/around

仗势欺人;盛气凌人
to use your position of authority or power in an aggressive way in order to achieve what you want

throw/put your weight behind sth

鼎力支持;全力相助
to use all your influence and power to support sth

weight of numbers

人多势众;团队力量(或影响)
the combined power, strength or influence of a group

They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.

他们纯粹靠人多势众在争论中获胜。

groan under the weight of sth

在某物的折磨(或重压)下呻吟;被某物压得喘不过气来(或无法忍受)
used to say that there is too much of sth

pull your weight

尽本分;尽职责
to work as hard as everyone else in a job, an activity, etc.

worth your/its weight in gold

非常有用;很有价值
very useful or valuable

A good mechanic is worth his weight in gold.

一位优秀的技工是不可多得的。