Word · Frequency #9093
heavyweights
重量级选手
heavyweights is the plural of heavyweight.
a boxer or wrestler in the heavyweight class
- 1.
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
非常大、重或令人印象深刻的人
- 2.
The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
体重超过190磅的职业拳击重量级；该级别的拳击手
- 3.
A similar division and contestant in other sports.
其他运动中类似的级别和选手
非常大、重或令人印象深刻的人；体重超过190磅的职业拳击重量级；该级别的拳击手；其他运动中类似的级别和选手；重量级拳击运动员；(非正式)有影响的要人
In use
Heavyweights often have both power and speed in the ring.
The referee raised the heavyweight's hand after the final bell.
My brother wants to become a heavyweight someday, so he spends hours at the gym.
a heavyweight in [field]
用于比喻重要人物。
He is a heavyweight in the tech industry.
他是科技界的重量级人物。
heavyweight [noun]
形容词用法，修饰名词。
The heavyweight champion defended his title.
这位重量级冠军卫冕了他的头衔。
compete in the heavyweight division
指拳击或摔跤的重量级分级。
Connections
Collocations
- political heavyweight
- 政界要人
- He is a political heavyweight in the Senate.他是参议院中的一位政界要人。
- heavyweight champion
- 重量级冠军
- He became the heavyweight champion after winning the title fight.他在赢得拳王争霸赛后成为了重量级冠军。
- heavyweight contender
- 重量级竞争者
- The young boxer is a top heavyweight contender.这位年轻拳击手是顶级的重量级竞争者。
- media heavyweight
- 媒体巨头
- The company is a media heavyweight with global influence.这家公司是一家具有全球影响力的媒体巨头。
- heavyweight division
- 重量级级别
- He fights in the heavyweight division.他在重量级级别比赛。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个沉重的（heavy）体重（weight）的拳击手，他就是重量级（heavyweight）的，也是重要人物。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports, boxing、business, politics, informal 该词在不同语境下语域不同：指重量级拳击运动员时为中性语域，多用于体育报道；指有影响力的人物时为非正式语域，常见于商业或政治讨论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words have the same ending '-weight' pronounced /weɪt/. Note that 'height' looks similar but has a different vowel sound /haɪt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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