词组 | weigh up |
释义 | 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 |
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