| 单词 | weigh in |
| 释义 | weigh in1. phrasal verb If you weigh in on a plan, decision, or discussion, you add your advice or comments to it. [journalism] The President's political advisers also weighed in on the plan. [V P on n] Cranston and others were improperly trying to weigh in on the decision. [V P on n] [Also VERB PARTICLE]2. phrasal verb If someone weighs in at a particular weight, for example before competing in a sports competition, their weight is measured at that amount. [journalism] He weighed in on Friday night at around 19 stone. [V P at amount] Their daughter Renee weighed in at 8lb 3oz. [V P at amount] 3. See also weigh-in See full dictionary entry for weighweigh-inWord forms: plural weigh-ins countable noun [usually singular] When there is a weigh-in on the day of a boxing match, each competitor is weighed to check their weight before the match. weigh in in British Englishverb (intr, adverb) 1. a. (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed before a bout b. (of a jockey) to be weighed after, or sometimes before, a race 2. informal to contribute, as in a discussion, etc he weighed in with a few sharp comments noun weigh-in 3. the act of checking a competitor's weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc weigh-in in British English (ˌweɪˈɪn) noun boxing, wrestling, horse racing the act of checking a competitor's weight weigh in in American English1. to weigh (a boxer, jockey, etc.) before or after a contest in order to verify declared weight 2. to be so weighed 3. to have one's baggage weighed 4. Informal to enter and participate forcefully, as in a discussion or debate weigh-in in American English (ˈweɪˌɪn) noun an official weighing in of a boxer, wrestler, jockey, etc., as before a contest Examples of 'weigh in' in a sentence |
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