| 词组 | weight |
| 释义 | weight /weɪt/ noun 1. how heavy and fat someone isverbsput on weight also gain weight formal He had put on weight since she last saw him.lose weight She lost a lot of weight when she was ill. Don’t say lose your weight.watch your weight (=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods) He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition.get/keep your weight down (=become thinner or stay thin) I’ve lost 10 lbs, but how do I keep my weight down?get/keep the weight off (=become or stay thinner) I changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off.control your weight It’s important for boxers to control their weight.maintain your weight (=stay at a weight) The article gives advice on maintaining a healthy weight.sb’s weight goes up/increases My weight seems to go up every time I get weighed.sb’s weight goes down/falls People started to notice that his weight had gone down.weight + nounsa weight problem (=a tendency to be too fat) I’ve always had a weight problem.weight gain The medication can cause rapid weight gain.weight loss After the first month of dieting, weight loss slows down.adjectivessb’s ideal weight (=what someone should weigh, according to their height and body type) She weighs about 10 lbs more than her ideal weight.a healthy weight It sounds as if you’re quite a healthy weight.excess weight (=the pounds that make you heavier than you should be) You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight.nouns + weightbody weight The weight of your head is a fraction of your whole body weight.birth weight Babies with a low birth weight may have more medical problems than bigger babies.sb’s target weight (=the weight someone is trying to be) I’ve reached my target weight.2. how much something weighs, or something that is heavyverbscarry/support/bear the weight of sth I didn’t know if the roof would support my weight.increase/reduce the weight of sth I don’t want to increase the weight of my suitcase. | Engineers have reduced the weight of the plane.adjectivesheavy weight The crane can lift heavy weights.extra weight The extra weight of the caravan makes driving uphill more difficult.weight + nounsa weight limit The weight limit per bag is 20 kilograms.phrases3 tons/75 kg/20 stone etc in weight Some of these fish are over two kilos in weight.sell sth by weight (=sell it according to its weight) Fruit and vegetables are sold by weight.under the weight of sth also beneath the weight of sth formal (=because something is heavy) Karen staggered along under the weight of her heavy backpack.3. importance and influenceadjectivesgreat weight The former leader’s opinions carried great weight.considerable weight The results lend considerable weight to our theory.too much weight also undue weight formal Undue weight is being given to one individual incident.equal weight All three subjects have equal weight in the course.political/economic weight At the time, Lloyd George carried little political weight in the Liberal Party.verbscarry weight (=be important) He knew that his opinions carried very little weight in the office.add/lend weight to sth (=make it more important) The report adds more weight to arguments that the law should be changed.give weight to sth also attach weight to sth formal (=consider it to be important) You should not attach too much weight to these figures. |
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