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单词 heft
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
heft /hɛft/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. weight;
    heaviness.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to test the weight of by lifting and balancing:He hefted the spear.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
heft  (heft),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. weight;
    heaviness:It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
  2. significance or importance.
  3. [Archaic.]the bulk or main part.

v.t. 
  1. to test the weight of by lifting and balancing:He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe.
  2. to heave;
    hoist.
  • heave + -t, variant of -th1 1550–60
heft′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heft /hɛft/ vb (transitive)
  1. to assess the weight of (something) by lifting
  2. to lift
 n
  1. US weight
  2. US the main part
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft

ˈhefter n
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