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

f. Chiefly British. to punch one's (full) weight.

(a) intransitive. Boxing. To punch with the maximum force possible for a person of one's weight; to fight as effectively as one is able.

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1937 Times 27 Apr. 6/7 He can box cleverly and fast and punch his full weight, while tending to crack under punishment.

1975 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 18/3 His challenger..was very fast but could not punch anywhere near his full weight.

1992 H. Bowling Girl from Cotton Lane (BNC) 104 He was well aware of Billy's prowess in the ring and knew that although he was far from well he could still punch his weight.

(b) intransitive. To have as much power or influence as one's status or significance allows or implies; to perform as well as one can. Chiefly in negative contexts and in to punch above one's weight and variants.

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1986 Economist 23 Aug. 38/3 Though only some 12% of Nevadans are Mormons, they punch more than their weight.

1989 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Nov. 17 Anthony concedes that HMC's failure to punch its weight in major educational debates owes something to the 120-year-old organisation's traditions as an introspective ‘cosy club’.

1993 Financial Times 4 Feb. 9/6 One of the principal props which have allowed Britain to punch above its weight in the world.

1994 Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. 16 These days he is a much more polished player than the one who struggled to punch his full weight at Arsenal in the Eighties.

2004 Toronto Star 27 Nov. j13/1 There's butter and—watch out, it's hot—aji (hot pepper seeds) in oil that punches far above its weight.

单词	to punch one's weight
释义	> as lemmas to punch one's (full) weight f. Chiefly British. to punch one's (full) weight. (a) intransitive. Boxing. To punch with the maximum force possible for a person of one's weight; to fight as effectively as one is able. ΚΠ 1937 Times 27 Apr. 6/7 He can box cleverly and fast and punch his full weight, while tending to crack under punishment. 1975 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Sept. 18/3 His challenger..was very fast but could not punch anywhere near his full weight. 1992 H. Bowling Girl from Cotton Lane (BNC) 104 He was well aware of Billy's prowess in the ring and knew that although he was far from well he could still punch his weight. (b) intransitive. To have as much power or influence as one's status or significance allows or implies; to perform as well as one can. Chiefly in negative contexts and in to punch above one's weight and variants. ΚΠ 1986 Economist 23 Aug. 38/3 Though only some 12% of Nevadans are Mormons, they punch more than their weight. 1989 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Nov. 17 Anthony concedes that HMC's failure to punch its weight in major educational debates owes something to the 120-year-old organisation's traditions as an introspective ‘cosy club’. 1993 Financial Times 4 Feb. 9/6 One of the principal props which have allowed Britain to punch above its weight in the world. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 11 Dec. 16 These days he is a much more polished player than the one who struggled to punch his full weight at Arsenal in the Eighties. 2004 Toronto Star 27 Nov. j13/1 There's butter and—watch out, it's hot—aji (hot pepper seeds) in oil that punches far above its weight. extracted from punchv.¹ < as lemmas
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