Word · Frequency #1056
weight
加重；使变重
To add weight to something; to make it heavier.
- 1.
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
增加重量；使更重
- 2.
To load, burden or oppress someone.
使负重担,压迫某人
- 3.
To assign weights to individual statistics.
为各统计值分配权重
- 4.
To bias something; to slant.
使有偏向；歪曲
- 5.
To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
给马设定负重的让磅
- 6.
To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
对投掷、踢击等施加一定力量
使偏向；使有偏见；加权；赋予权重；使负重担；压迫；控制…的力度；给（赛马）加负重
In use
You should weight the fishing line so it sinks faster.
They weighted the tent pegs with heavy stones to keep them in place.
We need to weight this curtain to help it hang straight.
weight sth down
weight sth down 表示用重物压住某物；宾语是代词时须放在 down 前面。
She weighted the papers down with a book.
她用一本书把文件压住。
be weighted towards/in favour of sb/sth
此句型多以被动语态出现；be weighted against sb/sth 则表示对某人或某事物不利。
The new rules are weighted towards younger players.
新规则对年轻选手更有利。
be weighted by sth
在统计中，be weighted by sth 表示根据某变量调整数据的权重。
Connections
Collocations
- weight the data
- 为数据加权
- You should weight the data to reflect the age profile of the population.你应该对数据加权，以反映人口的年龄分布。
- weighted towards
- 偏向于；向……倾斜
- The grading scheme is weighted towards the final project.评分方案偏向期末项目。
- weighted against
- 对……不利
- She felt the rules were weighted against first-time applicants.她觉得这些规则对首次申请者不利。
- weight down
- 使负重；压得……下垂
- The wet snow weighted down the power lines.湿雪压得电线往下垂。
- weighted pass
- 力量恰到好处的传球
- He delivered a perfectly weighted pass to the striker.他给前锋送出一记力量恰到好处的传球。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
加重、加权都靠这个weight：天平上多放砝码，结果自然偏向那边。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：统计分析、学术写作、评分与决策 作动词表示‘使偏向/有偏见’或‘加权’时，通常用于正式或专业语境，多见于统计、评估、研究方法等书面或学术场合；日常口语较少直接这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 weight /weɪt/ 的元音和结尾读音相同：wait, late, great, eight, gate, state。注意 height /haɪt/ 拼写相似但不押韵；wait 是 weight 的同音词。
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 4，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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