Weight
[weɪt] or [wet]
解释:
(noun.) an artifact that is heavy.
(noun.) sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms.
(noun.) the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.
(noun.) the relative importance granted to something; 'his opinion carries great weight'; 'the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed'.
(noun.) an oppressive feeling of heavy force; 'bowed down by the weight of responsibility'.
(noun.) (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance.
富兰克林校对--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.
(v. t.) The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.
(v. t.) Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
(v. t.) Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
(v. t.) A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.
(v. t.) A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
(v. t.) A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
(v. t.) The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
(v. t.) To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
(v. t.) To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
整理:玛米
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Heaviness, gravity, ponderousness, ponderosity.[2]. Pressure, burden, load.[3]. Importance, influence, power, efficacy, consequence, moment, significance, import, pith.
编辑:谢尔顿
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Gravity, ponderosity, heaviness, pressure, burden, importance, power,influence, efficacy, consequence, moment, impressiveness
ANT:Lightness, levity, portableness, alleviation, unimportance, insignificance,weakness, inefficacy, unimpressiveness, triviality, worthlessness
编辑:梅森
例句:
- Weight of gun, carriage, limber, drag ropes, tools, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The weight of old Sabor was immense, and when she braced her huge paws nothing less than Tantor, the elephant, himself, could have budged her. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Weight of gun, 6,170 pounds. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The heaviest British gun at that time was of 111-ton weight. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- I got some data and made up my mind that what was needed was a very powerful engine for its weight, in small compass. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- In his case a trailer of ivy had given way under his weight, and we saw by the light of a lantern the mark on the lawn where his heels had come down. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- These engines weigh as much as 31 tons, which is seven times more than the weight of the Rocket. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- These are feather-weights; they want ballast. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Its pioneer form may be traced back to the Middle Ages, when heavy weights were lifted by aid of an apparatus worked by hand power. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- If a soft iron nail (Fig. 212) or its equivalent is slipped within the coil, the lifting and attractive power of the coil is increased, and comparatively heavy weights can be lifted. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The weights were raised, and Mr. Wright took his place. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- Lifting heavy weights through great distances is not the only way in which work is done. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Dairy weights of ensilage fed to the stock were not taken. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- This prince has several machines fixed on wheels, for the carriage of trees and other great weights. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- Then came improved weighted and other safety valves to regulate and control this pressure. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- To this plunger is attached a weighted case filled with one or many tons of metal or other coarse material. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Innocent as it looks at first sight this plea by Woodrow Wilson is weighted with the tradition of a century and a half. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- The old-style mangle had a box, weighted with stone, which was reciprocated on rollers, and was run back and forth upon the clothes spread upon a polished table beneath. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Leaden weights are attached to the diver, and his shoes are weighted, that he may be able to descend a ladder, walk about below, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The savage deals largely with crude stimuli; we have weighted stimuli. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- After this Mrs. Bulstrode drove to her niece with a mind newly weighted. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
校对:塔玛拉