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单词 makeweight
释义 makeweight
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
 a. : something thrown into a scale to bring the weight to a desired value
 b. : a thing or a person of little worth or independent value thrown into a gap or empty place to fill out a whole
  < some of the stories in the collection are mere makeweights >
2. : counterweight, counterpoise
 < America's power as a makeweight in the international scales — J.R.Chamberlain >
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