单词 | weigh up |
释义 | weigh up 1. weigh [sense 3]verb B2 If you weigh the facts about a situation, you consider them very carefully before you make a decision, especially by comparing the various facts involved. She weighed her options. [VERB noun] He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor. [VERB noun] She spoke very slowly, weighing what she would say. [VERB wh] Synonyms: consider, study, examine, contemplate 2. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for weigh If you weigh someone up, you try and find out what they are like and form an opinion of them, especially when you are suspicious of them. [mainly British] My recruiting sergeant weighed me up when I first walked into his office. [VERB noun PARTICLE] |
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