| 词组 | weigh down |
| 释义 | 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 |
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