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weighed

/wey/US // weɪ //UK // (weɪ) //

有重量的,衡量,有重量,有体重的

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v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
    • : to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.
    • : to measure, separate, or apportion according to weight: to weigh out five pounds of sugar.
    • : to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.
    • : to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
    • : Archaic. to raise, lift, or hoist.
    • : Obsolete. to think important; esteem.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton.
    • : to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
    • : to bear down as a weight or burden: Responsibility weighed upon her.
    • : to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding.
    • : to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.
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    • : weigh down, to cause to become bowed under a weight: snow and ice weighing down the trees.to lower the spirits of; burden; depress: This predicament weighs me down.
    • : weigh in, to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.to be of the weight determined by such a weighing: He weighed in at 170 pounds. to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.Informal.to offer an opinion, advice, support, etc., especially in a forceful or authoritative way: The chairman weighed in with an idea for the fundraiser.
    • : weigh out, Horse Racing. to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.

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Examples

  • My doors weighed around 100 pounds each, so I found hinges that could support a bit more than that just to be safe.

  • More work is needed to weigh these differences and review the diversity of colugo species.

  • The number of new unemployment claims rose last week to 742,000, an increase of 31,000 from the previous week, as rising coronavirus cases have spurred a new wave of restrictions and closures begin to weigh on parts of the economy.

  • ProPublica obtained internal testing videos and other documents that showed that Evenflo knew children weighing less than 40 pounds could be severely injured in side-impact crashes while seated in Big Kid boosters.

  • In other words, better connections help us weigh risks, make informed decisions on how to act, and curb our impulses.

  • I mean my background weighed heavily, because I was brought up in this orthodox way.

  • I am not remotely embarrassed to relate he weighed just 9lb.

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson weighed in on what the epic film got wrong and right.

  • When he next tried out for the varsity, he weighed 174 pounds and was faster than he had been on his arrival at West Point.

  • Now, until now, I have not weighed in on the Michael Brown shooting—except peripherally.

  • "I cannot object, gentlemen," said the Frenchman, as he carefully measured them and weighed them in either hand.

  • We embarked on the evening of the 28th of June, and weighed anchor before daybreak of the 29th.

  • What weighed with me, too, was the fact that I was undoubtedly overworked and my health was suffering.

  • On the tenth of the said month it was washed, and a small grain of gold was obtained that weighed one-half real.

  • We have for weeks weighed the coal, and knowing the work it does, can speak with confidence.