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词组 weigh up
释义
Phr V
weigh up
weighs, weighing, weighed
weigh up sth or weigh sth up
to think carefully about the advantages and disadvantages involved in a situation before making a decision
I'm weighing up the options before I make a firm decision.
often + against
You have to weigh up the pleasures of living in the country against the convenience of living in a town.
weigh up sb or weigh sb up
to watch someone carefully in order to discover what they are like
I could tell she was weighing me up as we spoke.
weigh up
verb to consider or appraise something UK, 1894
phraseweigh up1. weigh up sthweigh 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 over2. weigh sb upweigh 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

weigh something up

to find out the weight of something. I can't tell you how much this will cost until I weigh it up. Liz weighed up the meat and jotted down the price.
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