| 词组 | size up |
| 释义 | Idiom size someone or something up Theme: EVALUATION to observe someone or something to get information; to check someone or something out.The comedian sized the audience up and decided not to use his new material.I like to size up a situation before I act. Idiom size upsize up (someone/something) to examine someone or something so you can make a judgment about them.After sizing up the opposition, Abe suggested a strategy.Warren looked the man over, trying to size him up. Phr V size up sizes, sizing, sized size up sb/sth or size sb/sth up to carefully examine a situation or person in order to make a judgementIt's one of those stores where the sales assistants size you up as you walk through the door.I'm still trying to size up the situation. size up sb/sth • size sb/sth up to look at or think about a person or situation in order to form a judgement or opinion about them: Rita has a talent for quickly sizing up people. He had just spent a few minutes sizing up the difficulty of the task which lay ahead of him.■ SIMILAR TO: weigh up size upTo observe and form an opinion about or estimation of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "size" and "up." I strolled around the arena sizing up the competition. Always size up a car in person before you agree to buy it. I sized you up the minute you walked in the room. size someone or something upto observe someone or something to get information; to check someone or something out. The comedian sized the audience up and decided not to use his new material. I like to size up a situation before I act. size upMake an estimate, opinion, or judgment of, as in She sized up her opponent and decided to withdraw from the election. This usage transfers measuring the size of something to broader meaning. [Late 1800s] size upv. To make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of someone or something: She sized up her opponent. He sized the location up. |
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