weigh /weɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( weighing, weighed, weighs )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are. 重量为 [no cont]

  例：

  It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds).

  它重量接近27公斤（约65磅）。

  例：

  This little ball of gold weighs a quarter of an ounce.

  这个小金球重0.25盎司。

• 2. 

  V-T If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are. 称 (重量)

  例：

  The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels.

  这台秤可以用来称量包裹等其他物品。

• 3. 

  V-T If you weigh the facts about a situation, you consider them very carefully before you make a decision, especially by comparing the various facts involved. 权衡

  例：

  She weighed her options.

  她在各种选择间权衡斟酌。

  例：

  He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor.

  他在权衡向这位医生提起刑事诉讼的可能性。

• 4. 

  N → a variant spelling of underway