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单词 heft
释义 heft
I. \ˈheft\
dialect Britain
variant of haft III, haft IV
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from heave, after such pairs as English weave: weft
1. : weight, heaviness
 < his height and heft varied a bit — A.J.Liebling >
 < plow horses of enormous heft — Fannie Hurst >
2. archaic : the greater part of something : bulk, mass
 < it's the heft of their business — Mark Twain >
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to heave up : hoist, lift, raise
 < hefted his pack higher on his broad shoulders — Norman Mailer >
2. : to test or ascertain the weight of by lifting or balancing
 < picking the stone up and hefting it — Emily Hahn >
intransitive verb
: to be heavy to a more or less clearly specified extent : weigh
 < a box hefting 15 pounds >
 < got an inch taller and hefted heavier — C.T.Jackson >
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