| 词组 | weigh |
| 释义 | weigh [weighed, weighed, weighing] weigh against 1. weigh sth against sth to consider carefully whether one thing is more important or better than another, before making a decision: ▪ The potential benefits of nuclear power must be weighed against the risks. ▪ Certainly, you'll get a bigger pension if you go on working, but you've got to weigh that against the fact that your health's suffering. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑balance against, ↑set against 2. weigh against sb/sth formal if something weighs against someone or something, it has a bad effect and makes them less likely to be successful: ▪ Her former links with the communist party are bound to weigh against her if she stands for election. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑count against weigh down 1. weigh sb down • weigh down sb usually passive if you are weighed down with something you are carrying, you cannot move easily because it is too heavy be weighed down with ▪ Sue and Brian staggered home, weighed down with shopping bags. 2. weigh sb down • weigh down sb usually passive if you are weighed down by problems, responsibilities, or feelings of sadness, they make you feel very worried or unhappy: ▪ Paul's mother was now weighed down by the burden of responsibility that had fallen upon her. ▪ the terrible feeling of hopelessness that had been weighing her down ever since Howard died 3. weigh down sth • weigh sth down usually passive if a problem weighs down an organization, it prevents it from growing and being successful: ▪ By 1990 the company was already weighed down by a heavy burden of debt. ▪ a banking crisis that was weighing down Japan's economy weigh in 1. weigh in to start to take part in a discussion or argument by adding your own opinions, advice, suggestions etc +with ▪ Everyone weighed in with their own suggestions of who should captain the team. ▪ Weighing in with her view, Elfriede made it plain that she would not support closing the theatre. ▪ Amnesty International weighed in with a condemnation of Utah's capital punishment law. 2. weigh in to provide support in order to help make something successful + with ▪ When the exhibition seemed doomed to failure, the Arts Council weighed in with financial support. ▪ Mike Newell weighed in with two fine goals to secure victory for Rovers. 3. weigh in to be weighed and have your weight officially recorded before taking part in a boxing match, horse race, or other sports competition: ▪ Coming up to his first race of the season, Rogers weighed in over 12 pounds lighter than any other jockey on the circuit. +at ▪ Michael Hopper, who weighed in at 15 stone 10lbs, beat Scotland's Colin Brown in the Amateur Boxing Association Championships. weigh-in n singular when a boxer is weighed before a fight or a rider is weighed before a horse race: ▪ At the weigh-in Bruno tipped the scales at 247 pounds against Tyson's 220 pounds. weigh into 1. weigh into sb to criticize someone very strongly: ▪ Immediately, Senator Brown's critics weighed into him with allegations about his business interests. ■ SIMILAR TO: attack, ↑lay into informal 2. weigh into sth to start to take part in a discussion or argument by expressing your opinion very strongly: ▪ Churchill weighed into the debate with a speech that silenced all opposition. weigh on 1. weigh on sth AmE to have the effect of reducing prices, profits, values etc: ▪ Forecasts for warmer weather weighed on heating oil and gas prices. ▪ Problems with the federal budget weighed on the dollar. 2. weigh on sth AmE to have the effect of making something less successful or less effective: ▪ Jack is so dedicated to his job that it's weighing on his marriage. ■ SIMILAR TO: affect weigh on/upon ! Weigh upon is more formal than weigh on, and is mostly used in writing. weigh on/upon sb if troubles, problems, or duties weigh on you, they make you feel worried and not relaxed: ▪ The question of her children's future constantly weighed on her. weigh on sb's mind ▪ Lisa's very quiet - I'm sure there's something weighing on her mind. weigh heavily on ▪ His responsibilities weigh heavily on him. weigh out weigh out sth • weigh sth out to weigh an amount of something taken from a larger amount, in order to get the exact amount you want: ▪ I watched as he weighed out 200 grams of coffee beans and ground them up. weigh up 1. weigh up sth • weigh sth up to carefully consider a plan or choice by comparing all the advantages and disadvantages involved, so that you can make a decision: ▪ I think we should weigh up all the advantages and disadvantages of having a hospital right in the centre of the town. ▪ After carefully weighing up the costs and potential benefits of using solar energy, the committee gave its approval. ► compare ↑mull over 2. weigh sb up • weigh up sb to spend time watching someone, talking to them, and listening to them in order to form an opinion about them: ▪ I think we spent a little time weighing each other up before we became friends. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑size up weigh upon ► see ↑weigh on/upon weigh with weigh with sb formal if something weighs with someone, it influences their decisions: ▪ Obviously the opinions of national newspapers will weigh with senior politicians. weigh heavily with ▪ The fact that she is close to the president will weigh heavily with the committee. |
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