词组 | weigh in |
释义 | 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. |
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