1
A outweighs B
The benefits outweigh the costs.
好处比成本更重要。
比...重；比...重要；比...有价值
outweighed — past of outweigh
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
比...重；比...重要；比...有价值
be heavier than; be more important or valuable than
The benefits outweigh the costs.
好处比成本更重要。
可用于实际重量或抽象重要性
在重量或质量上超过。
To exceed in weight or mass.
在重要性或价值上超过。
To exceed in importance or value.
outweigh
Base
原形
outweighs
3rd person
第三人称单数
outweighing
-ing
现在分词
outweighed
Past
过去式
outweighed
Past participle
过去分词
The benefits outweigh the costs.
好处比成本更重要。
The risks outweighed the rewards.
风险曾经比回报更重要。
The advantages have outweighed the disadvantages.
优点已经超过了缺点。
比...重要
The benefits of regular exercise far outweigh the risks.
经常锻炼的好处远远大于风险。
For her, family always outweighs career.
对她来说，家庭总是比事业更重要。
The advantages of the new system outweigh its disadvantages.
新系统的优点超过了它的缺点。
The benefits outweigh the costs.
好处比成本更重要。
The risks are outweighed by the rewards.
风险被回报所抵消。
The box outweighs the other by five kilograms.
这个箱子比另一个重五公斤。
Not this
The benefits outweigh than the risks.
Use this
The benefits outweigh the risks.
动词outweigh本身包含比较意义，直接跟宾语，不需要介词than。
Not this
The advantages outweigh.
Use this
The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
outweigh是及物动词，必须接宾语，不能单独使用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
利益大于成本
The long-term benefits outweigh the initial costs.
长期利益大于初始成本。
优点大于缺点
For most people, the advantages of living in a city outweigh the disadvantages.
对大多数人来说，在城市生活的优点大于缺点。
风险大于回报
The risks of the investment outweigh the potential rewards.
这项投资的风险大于潜在回报。
重要性超过
Safety concerns outweigh the importance of speed.
安全问题比速度更重要。
超过缺点
The positive aspects of the plan outweigh the drawbacks.
该计划的积极方面超过了缺点。
大于好处
The costs outweigh the benefits in this case.
在这种情况下，成本大于好处。
Use outweighed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“out（超过）+ weigh（重量）”，想象天平一端超过另一端，即“比…重”，引申为“比…重要”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：comparative analysis、decision making 通常用于比较或评估，在正式或非正式场合均可使用，但多出现在书面或理性讨论中。
通常及物，后接名词或代词作宾语。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.