| 单词 | size |
| 释义 | noun | verb sizesize1 /saɪz/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1HOW BIG [countable, uncountable] how big or small something is: Educators are calling for reductions in elementary school class sizes.the size of something There are restrictions on the size and weight of packages we can ship.be the size of something The human heart is about the size of a fist. Jensen’s house is the same size as ours. It can take many years for the salmon to reach its full size.in size The pond is about one acre in size. Leave the dough in a warm place until it has doubled in size. Despite its small size, the car has a lot of room inside. The city is twice the size of Chicago.(of) this/that size Nobody thought a town this size could support an orchestra. Pasta comes in all shapes and sizes. Jars of varying sizes lined the shelves.2VERY BIG [uncountable] the fact of being very big: I couldn’t believe the size of their house! The most impressive thing about the diamond is its sheer size.3CLOTHES/PRODUCTS [countable] one of a set of standard measures according to which clothes and other goods are produced and sold: in a size The shirts are available in three sizes.a size 6/8/12 etc. Do you have these pants in a size 12? What size shoes does Kelly wear?shoe/shirt/dress etc. size I’m not sure what his shirt size is. “I’m looking for a jacket.” “What size are you?”4cut/chop/trim etc. something to size to cut something so that it is the right size for a particular use: Trim the paper to size.5size matters humorous used to say that larger things are better than smaller things6that’s about the size of it spoken used to agree that what someone has said about a situation is a good or correct way of describing it7GLUE [uncountable] sizing[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French assise sitting to make a legal judgment or a judgment on standard amounts, from asseoir to seat] → see also cut somebody down to size at cut down (6), -size, -sized, try something on for size at try (2)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe same size (as something) (also a similar size (to something)) The water vole is about the same size as a rat.all/different/various/varying sizes The bed was covered in pillows of different sizes.a good/fair size (=fairly big) The yard is a good size.the small size of something One problem was the very small size of the department.the large size (of something) They are not aggressive animals, despite their large size.something’s original size The lake has already shrunk to half its original size.full size (=the largest size) Is this violin full size? He’s a fairly big dog already, but he’s still not full size.average size The rooms are of average size.the maximum/minimum size The maximum class size in the school is 30 children.nouns + sizepopulation size Countries have been ranked according to population size.family size (=the number of children that people have) There has been a decrease in family size over the last century.class size The governor has promised to reduce class sizes in schools.body size Body size isn’t necessarily an indication of how fit someone is.verbsincrease the size of something They increased the size of the house by building an extension.reduce the size of something He had an operation to reduce the size of his nose.double the size of something Ethiopia doubled the size of its army to 200,000.limit the size of something We limit the size of the group to just 20 students.measure the size of something She measured the size of the sofa to make sure it would fit in the room.estimate the size of something It was difficult to estimate the size of the crowd.reach a size Once the animal reaches a certain size, it is returned to the wild.increase/grow/double etc. in size The church has grown in size from a few families to several hundred.range/vary in size The homes range in size from 2,000 to 10,000 square feet. noun | verb sizesize2 verb [transitive] 1[usually passive] to make something into a particular size or sizes: Most costume patterns are sized for children.2[usually passive] to sort things according to their size3to cover or treat something with sizingsize somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb to look at or consider a person or situation and make a judgment: They stood at opposite sides of the room, sizing each other up. |
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