Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3088
weigh
称；称量
to determine the weight of something
- 1.
To determine the weight of an object.
测定物体的重量
- 2.
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
常与“out”连用,通过重量测量一定量的东西,例如用于销售
- 3.
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
确定物体的内在价值或优点,评估
- 4.
To consider a subject.
考虑一个主题
- 5.
To have a certain weight.
具有一定的重量
- 6.
To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
有重量；沉重；压下
- 7.
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
被认为重要；在智力平衡中有分量
- 8.
To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
将锚从海床上提起
- 9.
To weigh anchor.
起锚
- 10.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
支撑；抬起；升入空中；摆动上去
重；有……重；权衡；考虑；评估；称出；量出；压；重压；使负重；有影响；有分量
In use
Could you weigh this package for me at the post office?
The cashier weighed the apples and wrote the price on the bag.
She is weighing the flour for the cake.
weigh sth
及物动词，直接接被称量的事物。
Please weigh the package before shipping.
请先称一下包裹的重量再寄出。
weigh sth against sth
表示比较两个事物的优劣。
You must weigh the risks against the benefits.
你必须权衡风险与收益。
weigh on sb/sth
通常指抽象负担，主语多为责任、忧虑等。
The debt weighed heavily on his mind.
Connections
Collocations
- weigh the pros and cons
- 权衡利弊
- We need to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.在做决定之前，我们需要权衡利弊。
- weigh anchor
- 起锚
- The ship weighed anchor at dawn and set sail.船在黎明时起锚出发了。
- weigh heavy on
- 沉重地压在...上；使...忧虑
- The responsibility weighs heavy on her shoulders.责任沉重地压在她的肩上。
- weigh in
- 参与（讨论或辩论）
- Several experts weighed in on the issue during the meeting.几位专家在会议上就这个问题发表了意见。
- weigh up
- 估量，权衡
- She weighed up her options before deciding to quit her job.在决定辞职之前，她权衡了自己的选择。
- weigh against
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象秤上有个“威”字，称重时要权衡轻重，就像提醒自己“威力”需要慎重掂量。
Context & Register
这个意义最常见，多用于日常生活如称体重、称食材等，属于中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ as 'weigh'. Words ending with 'eigh' (neigh, sleigh) are exact spelling matches for the -eigh ending. Words with 'eight' (freight, weight) have a similar spelling pattern but include a silent 't' and are pronounced with a final /t/. The words 'veil' and 'reign' have different spellings but the same vowel sound. Be careful with lookalikes like 'sight' and 'height', which have the -igh spelling but are pronounced /aɪ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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