weight
noun uk/weɪt/ us/weɪt/
(HEAVINESS)
B1 [ C or U ]重量，分量;体重
the amount that something or someone weighs
What weight can this lorry safely carry? 这辆卡车的安全载重量是多少？
There was a slight decrease in his weight after a week of dieting. 经过一周的节食之后，他的体重略有减轻。
[ C ]砝码;秤砣
a piece of metal of known heaviness that can be used to measure the heaviness of other objects
B2 [ C ]重物
any object that is heavy
Try not to lift heavy weights. 不要试图举起重物。
I lift weights twice a week at the gym. 我每周去健身房两次练习举重。
- More examples
- I'm afraid I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet since I've actually put on weight!
- Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
- Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.
- My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar.
- The weight of the cathedral roof is carried by two rows of pillars.
(INFLUENCE)
C2 [ U ]重要性；影响；分量
respect, influence, trust, or importance
Her experience does give her opinions quite a bit of weight. 她的经验的确给她的观点增加了分量。
After he was voted out of office, few people attached much weight to what he said. 他落选下台以后，就没什么人重视他所说的话了。
Radical views don't carry much weight any more. 激进的观点影响力不再那么大了。
Idioms
be/take a weight off your mindidiom 消除烦恼;解除思想负担
to allow you to stop worrying about a particular thing
It's a great weight off my mind to know that the building is finally finished. 得知那座建筑终于完工，让我如释重负。
It was a weight off my mind knowing that our finances were taken care of. 得知我们的资金问题已经解决，我心里顿时轻松了许多。
take the weight off your feet/legsidiom （长时间站立或行走后）坐下歇歇脚，坐下喘口气
If you take the weight off your feet/legs, you sit down, especially after standing or walking for a long time.
You must be exhausted after all that shopping - sit down and take the weight off your feet! 逛了那么长时间的街你一定累坏了——坐下歇歇脚吧！
weight
verb [ T ] uk/weɪt/ us/weɪt/
加重量于，使变重
to fasten something heavy to something
Paper tablecloths need to be weighted down or they blow away in the wind. 纸桌布需要有东西压着，否则会被风吹走。