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*weight¹ /wet; weɪt/
n
1 [C,U] the amount that someone or something weighs 重量; 体重:
Your weight is about right. 你的体重差不多正好。
put on/lose weight (=become heavier or lighter) 体重增加/减轻: She's been trying to lose weight for months. 近几个月来她一直在努力减肥。
the weight of sth The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. 在积雪的重压下屋顶塌了。
2 [singular 单数，U] something that makes you feel worried 心理负担，重压:
the weight of responsibility 责任的重压
be a weight off your mind/shoulders (=used to say that you are glad that you no longer have to worry about something) 不再担心某事，除去心理负担
3 weights [plural 复数] heavy pieces of metal, usually fixed to a metal bar, that people lift to make their muscles bigger 杠铃
4 [C] a piece of metal weighing a particular amount that is balanced against something else to measure how much it weighs 砝码，秤砣
5 [C] a heavy object 重物:
Avoid lifting heavy weights. 避免提起重物。
→ see also 另见 carry weight(CARRY), pull your weight (PULL¹), throw your weight around (THROW¹)
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