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outweighing

/out-wey/US // ˌaʊtˈweɪ //UK // (ˌaʊtˈweɪ) //

大于,大于等于,大于一切,超过了

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
    • : to exceed in weight: The champion will probably outweigh his opponent.
    • : to be too heavy or burdensome for: Collapse may follow if the load outweighs its supports.

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Examples

  • Allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccine are rare and far outweighed by the benefits.

  • I don’t think taking another gap year would outweigh future earnings for me, but I know people had to make that tough decision.

  • The value of the early implant will be enormous and outweigh the risks, is his take.

  • The senior knew he may never play for his new team, but the chance to prove himself on a big stage outweighed the uncertainty.

  • In the long run, I believe the benefits will far outweigh the costs, especially if we care about helping people who have been struggling for a very long time.

  • Prevalence depends on context, and sometimes unique advantages outweigh the genetic costs.

  • They outnumber and may even outweigh all other forms of life.

  • Still, given the lethal nature of Ebola, many believe the potential benefits far outweigh the risk.

  • But the risks of eating clay outweigh the purported benefits.

  • Caulkins suggests that the current failures of prohibition are “overstated” and that the benefits may outweigh the costs.

  • If the reasons in favour of sobriety seem to him to outweigh the reasons in favour of drink, he will keep sober.

  • Nor did the safety of the state, which would outweigh all such considerations, require the step.

  • Nevertheless the comfort of an employer ought not to outweigh justice to an employee.

  • That money and the honor he could acquire must have been tempting to the waif, but it did not outweigh his human sympathy.

  • Still, he could not believe that her desire for revenge would outweigh all her maternal feelings.