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🔑weightweight1 /weɪt / noun - [uncountable] how heavy something is, or the amount that it weighs, especially as measured in pounds, etc.重量；分量◆In two months, her weight has increased to 145 pounds.她的体重两个月内增加到 145 磅。◆I need to lose weight (= become thinner and less heavy) before I go on vacation.度假之前我得减肥。◆He's put on weight (= got fatter).他体重已经增加了。◆The weight of the snow broke the branch.积雪压断了树枝。
- [countable] a piece of metal that is known to weigh a particular amount and is used to measure the weight of something, especially using a scale. Weights are also lifted by people to improve their strength or in the sport of weightlifting.砝码；哑铃；杠铃片◆a 50-pound weight50 磅的杠铃片
- [countable] a heavy object重物◆My doctor told me not to lift heavy weights.我的医生告诉我不要举重物。
- [singular] the worry that is caused by a problem压力；负担◆Telling her the truth took a weight off his mind.把实情告诉了她，去掉了他心头的一个重负。
 ●carry weightto have great influence on the opinion of someone else有分量；有影响力◆Nick's views carry a lot of weight with our manager.尼克在我们经理那里很说得上话。●pull your weightto do your fair share of the work尽本分；尽职责
weightweight2 /weɪt / verb [transitive] - weight sth (down) (with sth) to hold something down with a heavy object or objects（用重物）使下垂，使下坠；使下沉◆to weight down a fishing net沉下渔网
- (usually passive通常用被动语态) to organize something so that a particular person or group has an advantage or a disadvantage使偏重◆The system is weighted in favor of people with a college degree.这一体制对持有大学学位的人有利。
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