单词	weight
释义	noun | verb weightweight1 /weɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYweight1 Origin: Old English wiht Collocations COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbs► gain weight (also put on weight informal) He had put on weight since she last saw him. ► lose weight  She lost a lot of weight when she was sick. ► watch your weight (=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods) He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition. ► get/keep your weight down (=become thinner or stay thin) I’ve lost ten pounds, but how do I keep my weight down? ► get/keep the weight off (=become thinner or stay thin) I changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off. ► maintain a weight (=stay at a weight) The article gives advice on maintaining a healthy weight. ► carry weight (=have fat on your body, especially in a particular place) He carries more weight around his stomach than he used to. weight + nouns► a weight problem (=a tendency to be too fat) I’ve always had a weight problem. ► weight gain  The medication can cause rapid weight gain. ► weight loss  After the first month, weight loss slows down. ► weight control  Dieting is not a very healthy form of weight control. adjectives/nouns + weight► somebody’s ideal weight (=what someone should weigh, according to his or her height and body type) She weighs about ten pounds more than her ideal weight. ► somebody’s target weight (=the weight someone is trying to be) I reached my target weight just in time for the trip. ► a healthy weight  He exercises to maintain a healthy weight. ► excess/extra weight  You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight. 1HOW MUCH somebody/something WEIGHS [countable, uncountable] how heavy someone or something is when measured by a particular system: weight of The cable is strong enough to hold the weight of a car. Water makes up about 60% of your whole body weight. Babies with a low birth weight may have more medical problems than bigger babies.by weight Fruit and vegetables are sold by weight.in weight The whale was probably 90 tons in weight.2HOW FAT [uncountable] how heavy and how fat someone is:  She’s always worried about her weight. John’s gained a lot of weight recently. Have you lost weight (=gotten thinner)? I like to exercise and watch my weight (=be careful about what I eat so that I do not get fat). For years, Gerry’s had a weight problem (=been too fat). → see also overweight, underweight3HEAVINESS [uncountable] the fact of being heavy: weight of Her arm ached from the weight of the suitcase.under the weight of something The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.4HEAVY THING [countable] something that is heavy:  I can’t lift heavy weights because of my bad back.5FOR EXERCISE [countable] a piece of metal that weighs a certain amount and is lifted by people who want bigger muscles or who are competing in lifting competitions → see also weightlifting6WORRY [countable] something that causes you a lot of worry because you have to deal with it: weight of She felt a great weight of responsibility.7IMPORTANCE [uncountable] the value, influence, or importance that something has when you are forming a judgment or opinion:  The weight of evidence against her led to her conviction. Harry’s opinion doesn’t carry much weight around here (=have influence). New findings have added weight to the theory that there is life on other planets. I don’t attach too much weight to the rumors (=I do not think that they are true or important).8LARGE AMOUNT the weight of something the large size or amount of something:  The weight of public opinion is behind the teachers.9FOR MEASURING QUANTITIES [countable] a piece of metal weighing a particular amount that is used to measure what something else weighs by balancing it in a scale10SYSTEM [countable, uncountable] a system of standard measures of weight:  Commerce depends on a standardized system of weights and measures.11SCIENCE [countable, uncountable] science, physics the amount of force with which an object is pulled down by gravity12a weight off somebody’s mind/shoulders something that solves a problem and makes someone feel happier:  Selling the house was a great weight off my mind. → see also dead weight, pull your weight at pull1 (10), throw your weight around at throw1 (15), throw your weight behind somebody/something at throw1 (16), -weightCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsgain weight (also put on weight informal) He had put on weight since she last saw him.lose weight She lost a lot of weight when she was sick.watch your weight (=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods) He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition.get/keep your weight down (=become thinner or stay thin) I’ve lost ten pounds, but how do I keep my weight down?get/keep the weight off (=become thinner or stay thin) I changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off.maintain a weight (=stay at a weight) The article gives advice on maintaining a healthy weight.carry weight (=have fat on your body, especially in a particular place) He carries more weight around his stomach than he used to.weight + nounsa weight problem (=a tendency to be too fat) I’ve always had a weight problem.weight gain The medication can cause rapid weight gain.weight loss After the first month, weight loss slows down.weight control Dieting is not a very healthy form of weight control.adjectives/nouns + weightsomebody’s ideal weight (=what someone should weigh, according to his or her height and body type) She weighs about ten pounds more than her ideal weight.somebody’s target weight (=the weight someone is trying to be) I reached my target weight just in time for the trip.a healthy weight He exercises to maintain a healthy weight.excess/extra weight You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight. noun | verb weightweight2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE weight Simple Form Present I, you, we, they weight he, she, it weights Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they weighted Present perfect I, you, we, they have weighted he, she, it has weighted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had weighted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will weight Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have weighted Continuous Form Present I am weighting he, she, it is weighting you, we, they are weighting Past I, he, she, it was weighting you, we, they were weighting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been weighting he, she, it has been weighting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been weighting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be weighting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been weighting 1 (also weight down) to add something heavy to something or put a weight on it, especially in order to keep it in place2to change something slightly so that you give more importance to particular ideas or people
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