- [uncountable, countable]
how heavy somebody/something is, which can be measured in, for example, kilograms or pounds 重量；分量 - in weight
It is about 76 kilos in weight. 这东西重约 76 千克。 - by weight
Bananas are sold by weight. 香蕉按重量出售。 - weight of…
In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs. 这种鱼在自然生存环境中可以长到 5 磅重。 She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat). 她正在设法减肥。 He’s put on/gained weight (= become heavier and fatter) since he gave up smoking. 他戒烟后体重增加了。 No more for me. I have to watch my weight. 我不再吃了。我得控制体重。 He has now shed the extra weight. 他现在已经减掉了多余的体重。 Body fat increases rapidly as body weight increases. 身体脂肪随着体重的增加而迅速增加。 The point is to achieve permanent weight loss. 重点是实现永久减肥。 Stress can cause weight gain. 压力会导致体重增加。 Sam has a weight problem (= is too fat). 萨姆太胖了。
Homophones wait | weightwait weight- wait verb
You won't have to wait long—the next train is in five minutes. 你不必等很久——下一班火车还有五分钟。
- wait noun
It was an anxious wait, but finally she found out that she'd passed. 这是一次焦虑的等待，但最终她发现她已经通过了。
- weight noun
He has lost a lot of weight. 他瘦了很多。
- weight verb
Weight the tablecloth down so that it doesn't move or blow away. 把桌布压下，这样它就不会移动或被风吹走。
Collocations Diet and exercisesee also birthweight, overweight, underweightDiet and exercise 节食和锻炼 Weight 体重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加／减少体重／几公斤／几磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
关注／控制体重；努力减肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已经／变得严重超重／体重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已经是／变成临床／病态肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
达到减轻体重的目的；促进减肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
减肥到 70 公斤／11 英石／160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制／防止／解决／治疗肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上／对抗／治愈厌食症／贪食症／饮食失调症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速减肥食谱；严格节食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身体形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有／达到好的／健康的身体形象
Healthy eating 健康的饮食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡／健康／合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
获得／提供／得到充足的／合适的营养 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有／得到／提供必需的营养素／维生素／矿物质 - be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
（不）含／使用／含有大量／不含添加剂／化学防腐剂／人工甜味剂 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免摄取／减少／戒酒／咖啡因／高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒烟
Exercise 锻炼 - (British English) take regular exercise
经常锻炼 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做适度／剧烈运动 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球／曲棍球／网球 - go cycling/jogging/running
骑自行车；慢跑；跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房锻炼 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增强／锻炼腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收缩／放松／伸展／使用／锻炼下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增强肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增强耐力／体能／体质 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗热量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身体健康；变得／保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低胆固醇／血压 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增强免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
预防／减少患心脏病／高血压／糖尿病／骨质疏松的风险 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
缓解／控制压力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助于身体放松／身心健康
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2, Health and Fitnessa2, Appearancea2I should soon be down to my target weight of 70 kilos. 我很快就会降到 70 公斤的目标体重。 I won't have any cake—I have to watch my weight. 我不吃蛋糕，我要控制体重。 People's body weight can fluctuate during the day. 人的体重在一天之内可能会有所波动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- low
- ideal
- right
- …
- watch
- gain
- put on
- …
- go up
- increase
- come off
- …
- gain
- loss
- control
- …
- in weight
- [uncountable]
the fact of being heavy 重 - weight of somebody/something
The pillars have to support the weight of the roof. 这些立柱必须支撑起屋顶的重量。 I just hoped the branch would take my weight. 我真希望树枝经得住我的体重。 - under the weight
He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. 他身上的背包压得他有点步履蹒跚。 The table collapsed under their weight. 桌子在他们的重压下倒塌了。 Don't put any weight on that ankle for at least a week. 至少要一个星期别让那个脚踝承重。
Extra ExamplesI was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight. 我担心树枝承受不了我的重量。 Many buildings collapsed under the weight of rain-soaked ash and mud. 许多大楼在雨水浸泡的泥灰重压下倒塌了。 She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her weight. 她尽量轻手轻脚，但楼梯仍被压得嘎嘎作响。 The arch bears the weight of the bridge above. 桥拱支撑着整座桥的重量。 The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes. 那个男孩当时正背着一摞箱子蹒跚而行。 She misjudged the weight of the book. 她错误地估计了这本书的重量。 He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot. 他很紧张，重心在双脚之间来回换。 He threw his weight at the door and it burst open. 他用身体撞门，门猛地开了。 Stand with your legs apart and your weight evenly distributed. 双腿分开站立，平均分配身体的重量。 The doctor told me not to put my weight on this ankle for a month. 医生告诉我一个月之内不要让这个脚踝承重。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- great
- …
- bear
- carry
- support
- …
- in weight
- beneath the weight
- under the weight
- …
- weight of somebody/something
- [countable]
an object that is heavy 重物 The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights. 医生建议他别拿重物。 Heavy weights should be lifted with a straight back. 提重物时背要挺直。 Consider adding weight training and aerobic exercises to your routine. 考虑在日常生活中增加重量训练和有氧运动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- dead
- leaden
- …
- lift
- [countable]
an object used to keep something in position or as part of a machine （用于固定某物或用作机器部件的）重体，重物 weights on a fishing line 钓线上的坠
- [singular] weight (of something)
a great responsibility or worry 重任；重担；重压；压力 The full weight of responsibility falls on her. 全部的重任都落在了她的肩上。 The news was certainly a weight off my mind (= I did not have to worry about it any more). 这个消息真是去掉了我心头的重担。 Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders. 最后讲了实话使我如释重负。 He was buckling under the weight of his responsibilities. 多重责任的重担正逐渐将他压跨。
- [uncountable]
importance, influence or strength 重要性；影响力；实力 The many letters of support added weight to the campaign. 许多声援信增加了这场运动的影响力。 The President has now offered to lend his weight to the project. 总统现已主动表示支持这个项目。 Your opinion carries weight with the boss. 你的意见对老板有影响。 How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion? 你怎么能忽视医生意见的绝对重要性呢？ The weight of evidence against her is overwhelming. 对她不利的证据确凿，无法抵赖。
Extra ExamplesThey attach too much weight to academic achievement. 他们过于强调学术成果。 The new evidence added considerable weight to the prosecution's case. 新的证据有力地支持了控方的论据。 Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday. 昨天利昂爵士为托利党的竞选活动助了一臂之力。 America's economic weight 美国的经济实力 Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision. 在决策过程中，环境问题得到了应有的重视。 Her opinion seemed to carry little weight in the company. 她的意见在公司里似乎不受重视。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- due
- full
- sufficient
- …
- attach
- give
- place
- …
- put your weight behind something
- throw your weight behind something
- weight of numbers
- …
- [countable, uncountable]
a unit or system of units by which weight is measured 重量单位；衡制 tables of weights and measures 度量衡表 imperial/metric weight 英制／公制重量
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- low
- ideal
- right
- …
- watch
- gain
- put on
- …
- go up
- increase
- come off
- …
- gain
- loss
- control
- …
- [countable]
a piece of metal that is known to weigh a particular amount and is used to measure the weight of something, or lifted by people to improve their strength and as a sport 砝码；秤砣；秤锤；杠铃片；哑铃 a set of weights 一组砝码 a light/heavy weight 重量轻/重 She lifts weights as part of her training. 举杠铃是她锻炼的一部分。 He does a lot of weight training. 他进行大量的举重训练。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- large
- light
- …
- lift
- lifting
- training
- room
- …
- weights and measures
More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters
being heavy重
heavy object重物
responsibility/worry责任；忧心
influence/strength影响；实力
for measuring/lifting测量；举重
Word OriginOld English (ge)wiht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wicht and German Gewicht. The form of the word has been influenced by weigh.
Idioms
carry weight (with somebody)
to have influence with somebody 重要性；影响力；实力 My views don't carry much weight with the boss. 我的意见对老板起不了多少作用。
groan under the weight of something
- (formal)
used to say that there is too much of something 在某物的折磨（或重压）下呻吟；被某物压得喘不过气来（或无法忍受） The table groaned under the weight of the biggest buffet they had ever seen. 桌子在他们所见过的最大自助餐的重压下嘎吱作响。
pull your weight
to work as hard as everyone else in a job, an activity, etc. 尽本分；尽职责
punch above your weight
to be or try to be more successful than others in doing something that normally requires more skill, experience, money, etc. than you have 超常发挥取胜；以小搏大 This player seems to be able to constantly punch above his weight. 这名选手似乎总有本事击败实力比他强的对手。 He punched above his weight as the party’s foreign affairs spokesman. 作为该党的外交事务发言人，他出格了。
take the weight off your feet
throw your weight about/around
- (informal)
to use your position of authority or power in an aggressive way in order to achieve what you want 仗势欺人；盛气凌人 She was a good manager, who didn’t find it necessary to throw her weight around. 她是个好经理，没必要到处耀武扬威。
throw/put your weight behind something
to use all your influence and power to support something 鼎力支持；全力相助 The government has thrown its weight behind the anti-pollution campaign. 政府大力支持反污染运动。
weight of numbers
worth your/its weight in gold