英语词汇“weight”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

weight

(weɪt )

Word forms: weights , weighting , weighted

1. variable noun [oft with poss] B1

The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.

What is your height and weight?

This reduced the weight of the load.

Turkeys can reach enormous weights of up to 50 pounds. [+ of]

lose weight, gain/put on weight phrase B2

If someone loses weight, they become lighter. If they gain weight or put on weight, they become heavier.

I'm lucky really as I never put on weight.

He lost two stone in weight during his time there.

2. uncountable noun [with poss] B2

A person's or thing's weight is the fact that they are very heavy.

His weight was harming his health.

Despite the vehicle's size and weight, it is not difficult to drive.

3. singular noun

If you move your weight, you change position so that most of the pressure of your body is on a particular part of your body.

He shifted his weight from one foot to the other.

He kept the weight from his left leg.

4. countable noun [usually plural] B2

Weights are objects which weigh a known amount and which people lift as a form of exercise.

I was in the gym lifting weights.

5. countable noun

Weights are metal objects which weigh a known amount and which are used on a set of scales to weigh other things.

6. countable noun B2

You can refer to a heavy object as a weight, especially when you have to lift it.

Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.

Synonyms: load [informal], mass, ballast, heavy object

7. verb

If you weight something, you make it heavier by adding something to it, for example in order to stop it from moving easily.

It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better. [VERB noun]

8. verb

If you weight things, you give them different values according to how important or significant they are.

...a computer program which weights the different transitions according to their likelihood. [VERB noun]

Responses were weighted by region to more accurately reflect the population. [VERB-ed]

9. variable noun

If something is given a particular weight, it is given a particular value according to how important or significant it is.

The scientists involved put different weight on the conclusions of different models. [+ on]

We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight.

10. uncountable noun [the NOUN of noun]

If you talk about the weight of something, you mean that it is large in amount or has great power, which means that it is difficult to oppose or fight against.

The weight of expectation was getting to them.

Companies found themselves collapsing under the weight of debts.

11. uncountable noun

If someone or something gives weight to what a person says, thinks, or does, they emphasize its significance.

The fact that he is gone has given more weight to fears that he may try to launch a civil war.

Do you think, perhaps, that what happened today might lend weight to that criticism?

Synonyms: preponderance, mass, bulk, main body

12. uncountable noun

If you give something or someone weight, you consider them to be very important or influential in a particular situation.

This might have been avoided had ministers placed more weight on scientific advice. [+ on]

...the overwhelming weight Freud assigned parents in our development.

13. singular noun

If you feel a weight on you, you have a problem or a responsibility that is difficult for you to manage and that you are very worried about.

The relief was indescribable. A great weight lifted from me.

14. See also dead weight, weighting

15. to carry weight phrase

If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.

That argument no longer carries as much weight.

He still carries considerable weight in medical circles.

16. worth your weight in gold phrase

If you say that someone or something is worth their weight in gold, you are emphasizing that they are so useful, helpful, or valuable that you feel you could not manage without them. [emphasis]

Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold.

17. to pull your weight phrase

If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.

He accused the team of not pulling their weight.

18. to throw your weight about phrase [VERB inflects]

If someone throws their weight around or throws their weight about, they act aggressively and use their authority over other people more than they need to. [disapproval]

19. throw one's weight behind phrase [VERB inflects]

If you throw your weight behind a person, plan, or campaign, you use all your influence and do everything you can to support them. [written]

The administration is throwing its full weight behind the U.N. plan.

20. a weight off your mind phrase

If you say that something that happens is a load off your mind or a weight off your mind, you mean that it causes you to stop worrying, for example because it solves a problem that you had.

Phrasal verbs:

weight down

phrasal verb

If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily.

Put some tins on top to weight it down. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

Idioms:

carry weight

to be respected and able to influence people

El Tiempo is Colombia's leading newspaper. Its opinions carry considerable weight in the country.

carry the weight of the world on your shoulders

to have very many troubles or responsibilities

It was a really emotional time, I felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders.

a dead weight

something that makes change or progress extremely difficult

Khrushchev tried to reduce the dead weight of bureaucracy.

pull your weight

to work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity

Your performance will be judged by the performance of your team, and you cannot afford to carry members who are not pulling their weight.

punch above your weight [British, journalism]

to have more influence or power than you would be expected to have

The small Florida city of Tallahassee has always considered itself to punch above its weight when it comes to sport.

punch your weight [British, journalism]

to have as much influence or power as you would be expected to have

There are some North-Easterners who feel that the North will never be able to punch its weight against the affluent South-East.

throw your weight about [British] or throw your weight around

to behave aggressively and use your authority over other people more forcefully than you need to

Jonathon Rose, defending, told the jury: `My client is the sort of person who likes to throw his weight around after he's been watching rugby with the lads.'

throw your weight behind someone or something

to do everything you can to support a person, plan, or campaign

The U.S. government is promising now to throw its weight behind the peace negotiations.

worth your weight in gold

very useful, helpful, or valuable

Successful television is about having ideas. People with ideas are worth their weight in gold.

a weight off your mind

something that you no longer need to worry about

Armstrong heaved a sigh of relief, `That's a weight off my mind.'

Collocations:

add weight

Police said: 'This letter adds weight to the theory that the suspect prepared his escape in detail'.

The Sun (2011)

The first broadly effective drug treatment adds further weight to the theory that the condition may often be caused by bacteria.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

The Fink Tank team added weight to the height model of the German study.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

baby weight

Have you felt a lot of pressure to lose the baby weight?

The Sun (2013)

She has shocked some viewers who think she looks too skinny after shedding her baby weight.

The Sun (2010)

I got pregnant a second time before I had time to work off the baby weight from my first child.

The Sun (2015)

body weight

Lose 5-7 per cent of your body weight and maintain it.

The Sun (2015)

He had lost half his body weight and suffered muscle wastage during his time in hospital.

The Sun (2009)

They need to be counted in to your calorie load if you want to maintain or improve on your body weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

combined weight

At their peak, the couple had a colossal combined weight of 66 stone.

The Sun (2010)

The combined weight of the sections was too heavy to escape Earth's gravity.

The Sun (2009)

Their combined weight was the same as what I'd lost!

The Sun (2015)

considerable weight

In a selection meeting, his views no doubt carry considerable weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Whether this story is true or not, it holds a considerable symbolic weight.

The Crossing-Place (1993)

Of the three reservations, then, only one carries considerable weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

due weight

It is time that due weight is given to the overwhelming body of scientific evidence in favour of the vaccine.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

The flip side of giving due weight to this story was that others were somewhat neglected.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

It imposes on broadcasters the responsibility to give the party due weight in their coverage.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

excess weight

Research released this week suggests that losing excess weight can help to reduce hot flushes.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

For health as well as for aesthetic reasons excess weight is undesirable.

Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)

Think about your health and the impact your excess weight has.

The Sun (2009)

extra weight

I've lost the extra weight, regained my fitness, and am delighted.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Some of that extra weight was causing stress on his body.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

I've always carried a bit of extra weight but I work hard on my fitness and people don't always see that.

The Sun (2016)

feel the weight of

I think he felt the weight of responsibility.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

You do feel the weight of expectations, especially negative ones.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

But as anyone who has felt the weight of anxiety knows, it has a dark side.

Christianity Today (2000)

goal weight

In 11 months I reached my goal weight of 10st 8lb.

The Sun (2006)

I've still got 11 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight.

The Sun (2012)

But once you get close to your goal weight it is important to reintroduce regular meals again.

The Sun (2007)

healthy weight

Exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight and have a positive outlook.

The Sun (2016)

We need to help people take measures to be a healthy weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

He also maintains a healthy weight through his exercise regime.

The Sun (2010)

ideal weight

What would be your ideal weight?

The Sun (2015)

My ideal weight, I have discovered, is somewhere between 9st 5lb and 9st 10lb.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you're over the ideal weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

keep the weight off

The problem is keeping the weight off.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Most people who lose weight by dieting do not keep the weight off over the long term.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

Those who can keep the weight off for this long tend to conquer their fat.

Times, Sunday Times (2017)

maintain a weight

Exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight and have a positive outlook.

The Sun (2016)

The other goal is to maintain the same weight, and keep off buns, cakes and fried food.

The Sun (2013)

Losing weight is easy to do but maintaining weight is the hard part.

The Sun (2014)

maximum weight

Should all cars show the maximum weight that they can carry?

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

But then I couldn't go on the ride because I exceeded the maximum weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

The target was to lift the maximum possible weight with three consecutive repetitions.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

reduce weight

In this model the mirror was removed to reduce weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

We engage in diet and exercise off and on, always expecting it will reduce weight.

Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)

This should help to reduce any excess weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

regain weight

If they regain weight, the fat distribution just shifts to another part of the body.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

I was consumed by the fear of regaining weight and put myself on an endless, unforgiving diet.

Christianity Today (2000)

Experts said the majority regain the weight they lose in two years.

The Sun (2016)

shed weight

We've shed weight and we feel the better for it.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Actors are shedding weight to get leading roles, but is it safe?

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

She admits that shedding weight became addictive.

The Sun (2012)

shift weight

No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't shift any more weight.

The Sun (2014)

It's an old wives' tale that you can't shift the baby weight around your middle.

The Sun (2013)

Some medication can slow down metabolism and make shifting weight harder.

The Sun (2013)

target weight

Apparently he's down to his target weight.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

It is very easy to let things slip once you've hit your target weight.

The Sun (2013)

Well, my friend lost his target weight of three and a half stone in an astonishing eight weeks.

Times, Sunday Times (2008)

weight difference

I was dully furious about the weight difference, though not about the fight.

Times, Sunday Times

They discovered an average weight difference of two-and-a-half pounds between married and single blokes.

The Sun

Separation efficiency in a centrifuge depends on weight difference.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

A person may choose to wear a flesh tunnels instead of flesh plugs because they weigh less; at higher gauges, the weight difference increases.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

It was thought that the original certification of 48 was allowed due to different test standards applied in 1966; passenger weight difference was not responsible for those differences.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Translations:

Chinese: 重量, 加重量于, 哑铃

Japanese: 重さ, おもりをつける, ウェイトウェイトトレーニングなどに使う

单词	weight
释义	weight (weɪt ) Word forms: weights , weighting , weighted 1. variable noun [oft with poss] B1 The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight? This reduced the weight of the load. Turkeys can reach enormous weights of up to 50 pounds. [+ of] lose weight, gain/put on weight phrase B2 If someone loses weight, they become lighter. If they gain weight or put on weight, they become heavier. I'm lucky really as I never put on weight. He lost two stone in weight during his time there. 2. uncountable noun [with poss] B2 A person's or thing's weight is the fact that they are very heavy. His weight was harming his health. Despite the vehicle's size and weight, it is not difficult to drive. 3. singular noun If you move your weight, you change position so that most of the pressure of your body is on a particular part of your body. He shifted his weight from one foot to the other. He kept the weight from his left leg. 4. countable noun [usually plural] B2 Weights are objects which weigh a known amount and which people lift as a form of exercise. I was in the gym lifting weights. 5. countable noun Weights are metal objects which weigh a known amount and which are used on a set of scales to weigh other things. 6. countable noun B2 You can refer to a heavy object as a weight, especially when you have to lift it. Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure. Synonyms: load [informal], mass, ballast, heavy object 7. verb If you weight something, you make it heavier by adding something to it, for example in order to stop it from moving easily. It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better. [VERB noun] 8. verb If you weight things, you give them different values according to how important or significant they are. ...a computer program which weights the different transitions according to their likelihood. [VERB noun] Responses were weighted by region to more accurately reflect the population. [VERB-ed] 9. variable noun If something is given a particular weight, it is given a particular value according to how important or significant it is. The scientists involved put different weight on the conclusions of different models. [+ on] We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight. 10. uncountable noun [the NOUN of noun] If you talk about the weight of something, you mean that it is large in amount or has great power, which means that it is difficult to oppose or fight against. The weight of expectation was getting to them. Companies found themselves collapsing under the weight of debts. 11. uncountable noun If someone or something gives weight to what a person says, thinks, or does, they emphasize its significance. The fact that he is gone has given more weight to fears that he may try to launch a civil war. Do you think, perhaps, that what happened today might lend weight to that criticism? Synonyms: preponderance, mass, bulk, main body 12. uncountable noun If you give something or someone weight, you consider them to be very important or influential in a particular situation. This might have been avoided had ministers placed more weight on scientific advice. [+ on] ...the overwhelming weight Freud assigned parents in our development. 13. singular noun If you feel a weight on you, you have a problem or a responsibility that is difficult for you to manage and that you are very worried about. The relief was indescribable. A great weight lifted from me. 14. See also dead weight, weighting 15. to carry weight phrase If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people. That argument no longer carries as much weight. He still carries considerable weight in medical circles. 16. worth your weight in gold phrase If you say that someone or something is worth their weight in gold, you are emphasizing that they are so useful, helpful, or valuable that you feel you could not manage without them. [emphasis] Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold. 17. to pull your weight phrase If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity. He accused the team of not pulling their weight. 18. to throw your weight about phrase [VERB inflects] If someone throws their weight around or throws their weight about, they act aggressively and use their authority over other people more than they need to. [disapproval] 19. throw one's weight behind phrase [VERB inflects] If you throw your weight behind a person, plan, or campaign, you use all your influence and do everything you can to support them. [written] The administration is throwing its full weight behind the U.N. plan. 20. a weight off your mind phrase If you say that something that happens is a load off your mind or a weight off your mind, you mean that it causes you to stop worrying, for example because it solves a problem that you had. Phrasal verbs: weight down phrasal verb If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily. Put some tins on top to weight it down. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: carry weight to be respected and able to influence people El Tiempo is Colombia's leading newspaper. Its opinions carry considerable weight in the country. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry the weight of the world on your shoulders to have very many troubles or responsibilities It was a really emotional time, I felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a dead weight something that makes change or progress extremely difficult Khrushchev tried to reduce the dead weight of bureaucracy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull your weight to work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity Your performance will be judged by the performance of your team, and you cannot afford to carry members who are not pulling their weight. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers punch above your weight [British, journalism] to have more influence or power than you would be expected to have The small Florida city of Tallahassee has always considered itself to punch above its weight when it comes to sport. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers punch your weight [British, journalism] to have as much influence or power as you would be expected to have There are some North-Easterners who feel that the North will never be able to punch its weight against the affluent South-East. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers throw your weight about [British] or throw your weight around to behave aggressively and use your authority over other people more forcefully than you need to Jonathon Rose, defending, told the jury: `My client is the sort of person who likes to throw his weight around after he's been watching rugby with the lads.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers throw your weight behind someone or something to do everything you can to support a person, plan, or campaign The U.S. government is promising now to throw its weight behind the peace negotiations. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers worth your weight in gold very useful, helpful, or valuable Successful television is about having ideas. People with ideas are worth their weight in gold. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a weight off your mind something that you no longer need to worry about Armstrong heaved a sigh of relief, `That's a weight off my mind.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: add weight Police said: 'This letter adds weight to the theory that the suspect prepared his escape in detail'. The Sun (2011) The first broadly effective drug treatment adds further weight to the theory that the condition may often be caused by bacteria. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The Fink Tank team added weight to the height model of the German study. Times, Sunday Times (2012) baby weight Have you felt a lot of pressure to lose the baby weight? The Sun (2013) She has shocked some viewers who think she looks too skinny after shedding her baby weight. The Sun (2010) I got pregnant a second time before I had time to work off the baby weight from my first child. The Sun (2015) body weight Lose 5-7 per cent of your body weight and maintain it. The Sun (2015) He had lost half his body weight and suffered muscle wastage during his time in hospital. The Sun (2009) They need to be counted in to your calorie load if you want to maintain or improve on your body weight. Times, Sunday Times (2012) combined weight At their peak, the couple had a colossal combined weight of 66 stone. The Sun (2010) The combined weight of the sections was too heavy to escape Earth's gravity. The Sun (2009) Their combined weight was the same as what I'd lost! The Sun (2015) considerable weight In a selection meeting, his views no doubt carry considerable weight. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Whether this story is true or not, it holds a considerable symbolic weight. The Crossing-Place (1993) Of the three reservations, then, only one carries considerable weight. Times, Sunday Times (2016) due weight It is time that due weight is given to the overwhelming body of scientific evidence in favour of the vaccine. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The flip side of giving due weight to this story was that others were somewhat neglected. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It imposes on broadcasters the responsibility to give the party due weight in their coverage. Times, Sunday Times (2015) excess weight Research released this week suggests that losing excess weight can help to reduce hot flushes. Times, Sunday Times (2012) For health as well as for aesthetic reasons excess weight is undesirable. Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990) Think about your health and the impact your excess weight has. The Sun (2009) extra weight I've lost the extra weight, regained my fitness, and am delighted. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Some of that extra weight was causing stress on his body. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I've always carried a bit of extra weight but I work hard on my fitness and people don't always see that. The Sun (2016) feel the weight of I think he felt the weight of responsibility. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You do feel the weight of expectations, especially negative ones. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But as anyone who has felt the weight of anxiety knows, it has a dark side. Christianity Today (2000) goal weight In 11 months I reached my goal weight of 10st 8lb. The Sun (2006) I've still got 11 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight. The Sun (2012) But once you get close to your goal weight it is important to reintroduce regular meals again. The Sun (2007) healthy weight Exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight and have a positive outlook. The Sun (2016) We need to help people take measures to be a healthy weight. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He also maintains a healthy weight through his exercise regime. The Sun (2010) ideal weight What would be your ideal weight? The Sun (2015) My ideal weight, I have discovered, is somewhere between 9st 5lb and 9st 10lb. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, you're over the ideal weight. Times, Sunday Times (2008) keep the weight off The problem is keeping the weight off. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Most people who lose weight by dieting do not keep the weight off over the long term. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Those who can keep the weight off for this long tend to conquer their fat. Times, Sunday Times (2017) maintain a weight Exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight and have a positive outlook. The Sun (2016) The other goal is to maintain the same weight, and keep off buns, cakes and fried food. The Sun (2013) Losing weight is easy to do but maintaining weight is the hard part. The Sun (2014) maximum weight Should all cars show the maximum weight that they can carry? Times, Sunday Times (2008) But then I couldn't go on the ride because I exceeded the maximum weight. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The target was to lift the maximum possible weight with three consecutive repetitions. Times, Sunday Times (2012) reduce weight In this model the mirror was removed to reduce weight. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We engage in diet and exercise off and on, always expecting it will reduce weight. Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995) This should help to reduce any excess weight. Times, Sunday Times (2007) regain weight If they regain weight, the fat distribution just shifts to another part of the body. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I was consumed by the fear of regaining weight and put myself on an endless, unforgiving diet. Christianity Today (2000) Experts said the majority regain the weight they lose in two years. The Sun (2016) shed weight We've shed weight and we feel the better for it. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Actors are shedding weight to get leading roles, but is it safe? Times, Sunday Times (2015) She admits that shedding weight became addictive. The Sun (2012) shift weight No matter how hard I tried I just couldn't shift any more weight. The Sun (2014) It's an old wives' tale that you can't shift the baby weight around your middle. The Sun (2013) Some medication can slow down metabolism and make shifting weight harder. The Sun (2013) target weight Apparently he's down to his target weight. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is very easy to let things slip once you've hit your target weight. The Sun (2013) Well, my friend lost his target weight of three and a half stone in an astonishing eight weeks. Times, Sunday Times (2008) weight difference I was dully furious about the weight difference, though not about the fight. Times, Sunday Times They discovered an average weight difference of two-and-a-half pounds between married and single blokes. The Sun Separation efficiency in a centrifuge depends on weight difference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A person may choose to wear a flesh tunnels instead of flesh plugs because they weigh less; at higher gauges, the weight difference increases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was thought that the original certification of 48 was allowed due to different test standards applied in 1966; passenger weight difference was not responsible for those differences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 重量, 加重量于, 哑铃 Japanese: 重さ, おもりをつける, ウェイトウェイトトレーニングなどに使う
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