| 单词 | weight |
| 释义 | weight weight // noun, verb
■ noun
MARKET WEIGHT, NET WEIGHT
1 (abbr wt) [U,C] how heavy sb/sth is, which can be measured in, for example, kilograms or pounds: It is about 70 kilos in weight. Bananas are sold by weight. This laptop has a weight of just 4 kilos. goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross weight (= including the vehicle and the contents) ◆ Meat must be marked with its net weight, excluding packaging.
2 [U] the fact of being heavy: The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.
3 [C] an object that is heavy: Lifting heavy weights can damage your back.
4 [C,U] a unit or system of units by which weight is measured: tables of weights and measures imperial/metric weight
5 [U] importance, influence or strength: His opinion carries weight with the boss. The weight of evidence indicates that these products present a risk to children.
IDIOMS
throw/put your weight behind sth to use all your influence and power to support sth: The directors have thrown their weight behind the takeover bid. The government has thrown its weight behind the anti-pollution campaign.
PULL verb, THROW, THROW
■ verb [+ obj]
1 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.
2 (usually be weighted) to arrange sth in such a way that a particular person or thing has an advantage or a disadvantage: The proposal is heavily weighted towards smaller businesses. The new pay levels are weighted against part-time workers. Critics say that the tax cuts are weighted in favour of large businesses. |
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