单词	weigh
释义	weighweigh /weɪ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYweigh Origin: Old English wegan to move, carry, weigh Verb Table VERB TABLE weigh Simple Form Present I, you, we, they weigh he, she, it weighs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they weighed Present perfect I, you, we, they have weighed he, she, it has weighed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had weighed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will weigh Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have weighed Continuous Form Present I am weighing he, she, it is weighing you, we, they are weighing Past I, he, she, it was weighing you, we, they were weighing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been weighing he, she, it has been weighing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been weighing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be weighing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been weighing Collocations COLLOCATIONS► weighed on ... mind  Boyd’s arguments weighed on her mind. ► weighed heavily  The possibility of being laid off weighed heavily on them. Thesaurus THESAURUSuse your mind► think to use your mind to solve problems, decide something, etc.:  Be quiet – I’m thinking. ► consider (also think something over informal) to spend time thinking about something, especially before making a decision:  Marsden said he was considering the job offer. Think it over tonight, and give me an answer in the morning. ► weigh to think about and compare two choices to decide which one is best:  You just have to weigh your options and decide what feels right to you. ► dwell on something to spend too much time thinking about something so that it makes you feel unhappy or upset:  Try not to dwell on your embarrassment for too long – at some point you have to let it go. ► contemplate formal to think seriously and for a long time about something:  He is contemplating a career change from lawyer to professor. ► reflect on something formal to think about your past experiences or actions:  After reflecting on the argument, Tara realized how she could have handled it better. 1BE A PARTICULAR WEIGHT [linking verb] to have a particular weight:  How much do you weigh? The birds weigh just a few ounces.2MEASURE THE WEIGHT [transitive] to use a machine to find out what someone or something weighs: weigh yourself Have you weighed yourself recently?3weigh a ton to be very heavy:  Your suitcase weighs a ton!4CONSIDER/COMPARE [transitive] to consider something carefully so that you can make a decision about it:  I haven’t had time to weigh all of my options.weigh something against something We have to weigh the costs of the new system against its benefits.► see thesaurus at think5INFLUENCE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] formal to influence a result or decision: weigh with Greg’s opinion usually weighs strongly with our supervisor.weigh in favor of The new data weighed in favor of the effectiveness of the drug treatment.weigh against The evidence weighed heavily against him.6weigh your words to think very carefully about what you say because you do not want to say the wrong thing7weigh anchor to raise an anchor and sail away[Origin: Old English wegan to move, carry, weigh]weigh somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb1to make someone or something bend or feel heavy under a load:  Heavy bulky clothes weigh you down.2to make it difficult for something to progress or improve: weigh down by/with The company is weighed down by debt.3to feel worried about a problem or difficulty:  They let life’s problems weigh them down.be weighed down by/with something His conscience was weighed down with guilt.weigh in phrasal verb1informal to add a remark to a discussion or an argument: weigh in with Each member weighed in with their own opinion.2to have your weight tested before taking part in a fight, other sport, or a horse race: weigh in at Williams weighed in at 235 pounds. → see also weigh-inweigh on somebody/something phrasal verb to make someone worried or unhappy:  Boyd’s arguments weighed on her mind. The possibility of being laid off weighed heavily on them.weigh something ↔ out phrasal verb to measure an amount of something by weight
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