英语词汇“size up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To size up is to evaluate or critically assess something or someone. When a chess player sizes up her competition, she makes a judgment about what kind of player she might be facing.

If you're giving a speech, it might help to size up your audience before you decide to include your infamous corny jokes. And part of what happens during a job interview is that the interviewer sizes up the applicant, attempting to figure out what kind of worker they'd be. You could also size up the sofa your brother bought, guessing whether or not it's likely to fit through the front door.

WORD FAMILY

size up: sized up, sizes up, sizing up

USAGE EXAMPLES

Peter King of Monday Morning Quarterback sized up the wild-card matchup this way:

Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Sizing up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict upon assuming office, President Obama decided Israeli settlements were the problem, and he insisted on a total freeze on construction.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

Throughout the production, you watch Mr. Craig’s Iago sizing up the psychology of everyone around him and then acting on the assessment.

New York Times(Dec 12, 2016)

v look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

Syn|Hyper

scrutinise, scrutinize, take stock

examine, see

observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

单词	size up
释义	size up (once / 6809 pages) v To size up is to evaluate or critically assess something or someone. When a chess player sizes up her competition, she makes a judgment about what kind of player she might be facing. If you're giving a speech, it might help to size up your audience before you decide to include your infamous corny jokes. And part of what happens during a job interview is that the interviewer sizes up the applicant, attempting to figure out what kind of worker they'd be. You could also size up the sofa your brother bought, guessing whether or not it's likely to fit through the front door. WORD FAMILY size up: sized up, sizes up, sizing up USAGE EXAMPLES Peter King of Monday Morning Quarterback sized up the wild-card matchup this way: Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sizing up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict upon assuming office, President Obama decided Israeli settlements were the problem, and he insisted on a total freeze on construction. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Throughout the production, you watch Mr. Craig’s Iago sizing up the psychology of everyone around him and then acting on the assessment. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) v look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail Syn\|Hyper scrutinise, scrutinize, take stock examine, see observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
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