| 释义 |
downweigh, v. trans.|daʊnˈweɪ|
To weigh down; to exceed in weight or influence, to outweigh; to depress, as with a weight.
1600W. Vaughan Direct. Health (1633) 153 A forced sanguine complexion..might down-waigh the naturall melancholike power. 1723Trickology 16 The Nod of a pretending Fop easily down-weighs the Applause of Judges competent. a1851Moir Poems, Message of Seth vi, The gloom..downweighs My spirit. |