weight
US: /ˈweɪt/
UK: /wˈeɪt/
UK: /wˈeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
weight /'weit/
- danh từ
- trọng lượng, sức nặng
- he is twice my weight: anh ấy nặng bằng hai tôi
- to try the weight of: nhấc lên xem nặng nhẹ
- to lose weight: sụt cân
- to gain (put on) weight: lên cân, béo ra
- cái chặn (giấy...)
- qu cân
- set of weights: một bộ qu cân
- weights and measures: đo lường, cân đo
- qu lắc (đồng hồ)
- (thưng nghiệp) cân
- to be sold by weight: bán theo cân
- to give good (short) weight: cân già (non)
- (thể dục,thể thao) hạng (võ sĩ); tạ
- to put the weight: ném tạ
- (y học) sự nặng (đầu); sự đầy, sự nặng (bụng)
- (kiến trúc); (kỹ thuật) ti trọng, sức nặng
- to support the weight of the roof: chịu ti ti trọng của mái nhà
- (vật lý) trọng lực; trọng lượng riêng
- (nghĩa bóng) tầm quan trọng, sức thuyết phục; trọng lượng, tác dụng, nh hưởng
- an argument of great weight: một lý lẽ có sức thuyết phục lớn (có trọng lượng)
- to have no (little, great) weight with somebody: không có (có ít, có nhiều) uy tín (nh hưởng) đối với ai
- man of weight: người quan trọng, người có nh hưởng lớn
- to carry weight: có thế; có tầm quan trọng; có nh hưởng lớn
- to pull one's weight
- hết sức, nỗ lực; đm đưng phần việc của mình, chịu phần trách nhiệm của mình
- trọng lượng, sức nặng
- ngoại động từ
- buộc thêm vật nặng, làm nặng thêm
- to weight a net: buộc chì vào lưới
- đè nặng lên, chất nặng ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
- (kỹ thuật) xử lý cho chắc thêm (vi)
- buộc thêm vật nặng, làm nặng thêm
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
being heavy
1 [U, C] how heavy sb/sth is, which can be measured in, for example, kilograms or pounds: It is about 76 kilos in weight. + Bananas are sold by weight. + In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs. + She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat). + He's put on / gained weight (= become heavier and fatter) since he gave up smoking. + Sam has a weight problem (= is too fat). + No more for me. I have to watch my weight.
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2 [U] the fact of being heavy: He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack. + I just hoped the branch would take my weight. + The pillars have to support the weight of the roof. + Don't put any weight on that ankle for at least a week.
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heavy object
3 [C] an object that is heavy: The doctor said he should not lift heavy weights.
4 [C] an object used to keep sth in position or as part of a mechanism: He used weights to keep the tablecloth in place. + weights on a fishing line
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responsibility / worry
5 [sing.] ~ (of sth) a great responsibility or worry: The full weight of responsibility falls on her. + The news was certainly a weight off my mind (= I did not have to worry about it any more). + Finally telling the truth was a great weight off my shoulders.
influence / strength
6 [U] importance, influence or strength: The many letters of support added weight to the campaign. + The President has now offered to lend his weight to the project. + Your opinion carries weight with the boss. + How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion? + The weight of evidence against her is overwhelming.
for measuring / lifting
7 [C, U] a unit or system of units by which weight is measured: tables of weights and measures + imperial / metric weight
8 [C] a piece of metal that is known to weigh a particular amount and is used to measure the weight of sth, or lifted by people to improve their strength and as a sport: a set of weights + She lifts weights as part of her training. + weight training
Idioms: take the weight off your feet (informal) to sit down and rest, especially when you are tired: Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while.
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: She was a good manager, who didn't find it necessary to throw her weight around.
throw / put your weight behind sth to use all your influence and power to support sth: The government has thrown its weight behind the anti-pollution campaign.
weight of numbers the combined power, strength or influence of a group: They won the argument by sheer weight of numbers.
more at GROAN v., PULL v., WORTH adj.
+ verb [VN]
attach heavy object
1 ~ sth (down) (with sth) to attach a weight to sth in order to keep it in the right position or make it heavier: The fishing nets are weighted with lead. + The body had been weighted down with stones.
give importance
2 [usually passive] to give different values to things to show how important you think each of them is compared with the others: Each of these factors should be weighted according to their relative importance. + The results of the survey were weighted to allow for variations in the sample. + a weighted vote (= one that is worth more than a single vote) + (AmE) a weighted grade (= given at school for a course that is more advanced or harder and so has a higher value)
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 heaviness, avoirdupois, mass, tonnage, Dialect heft:
They sell peaches by weight but melons are individually priced. The weight of these books must be enormous.
2 burden, load, millstone, onus, pressure, strain, albatross, cross:
He has to support the weight of the entire family's expenses.
3 influence, authority, power, substance, force, moment, importance, consequence, impact, persuasiveness, value, worth, Colloq clout:
Clyde brought down his full weight in favour of the liberal candidate. Clyde's opinion carries little weight with me. He must stop throwing his weight around.
4 mass, majority, preponderance or preponderancy, bulk, superiority:
The weight of the voters is in favour of reducing taxes. The weight of the evidence is against us.
v.
5 load, charge, ballast:
The policemen's truncheons are weighted with lead.
6 arrange, manipulate, bias, incline, slant, Colloq rig:
The statistics are weighted so as to make the advertiser's product look superior.
Collocation dictionary
1 amount sth weighs
ADJ.
considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense | light | gross, net | average, mean | sheer
(figurative) The sheer weight of visitors is destroying this tourist attraction.
VERB + WEIGHT
bear, carry, support
The arch bears the weight of the bridge above.
| bend/buckle/collapse/crack/sag/shift/sink beneath/under, give way beneath/under
Many buildings collapsed under the weight of rain-soaked ash and mud. (figurative) He was buckling under the weight of his responsibilities.
| crush sb beneath/under | creak/groan beneath/under
She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her weight.
| stagger/strain beneath/under
The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes.
PREP.
in ~
It is about 76 kilos in weight.
2 weight of sb's body
ADJ.
low | ideal, right | excess, surplus | target
I should soon be down to my target weight of 70 kilos.
| body | birth
babies with a low birth weight
VERB + WEIGHT
watch
I won't have any cake?I have to watch my weight.
| gain, put on | lose, reduce, shed
He's lost a lot of weight.
| keep down | bear, carry, hold, support, stand, take
I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight.
| put, rest
The doctor told me not to put my weight on this ankle for a month.
| shift, transfer
He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot.
| distribute
Stand with your legs apart and your weight evenly distributed.
| hurl, throw
He threw his weight at the door and it burst open.
WEIGHT + VERB
go up, increase | go down, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge | fluctuate
People's body weight can fluctuate during the day.
WEIGHT + NOUN
gain, loss | control | problem
3 piece of metal
ADJ.
heavy, large | light
VERB + WEIGHT
lift
She did circuit training and lifted weights to build her fitness.
WEIGHT + NOUN
lifting, training
PHRASES
weights and measures
4 heavy object
ADJ.
heavy | dead
With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed.
| leaden
(figurative) A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
VERB + WEIGHT
lift
Heavy weights should be lifted with a straight back.
5 importance/influence of sth
ADJ.
due, sufficient
Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision.
| insufficient | considerable | sheer
How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?
| economic, financial, intellectual, political
America's economic weight
VERB + WEIGHT
attach, give, place
They attach too much weight to academic achievement.
| carry
Her opinion seemed to carry little weight in the company.
| add, lend
The new evidence added considerable weight to the prosecution's case. Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday.
PHRASES
put/throw your weight behind sth, weight of numbers
The rebels were defeated by sheer weight of numbers.
Concise English dictionary
weights|weighted|weightingweɪt
noun
+the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
+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
+the relative importance granted to something
+an artifact that is heavy
+an oppressive feeling of heavy force
+a system of units used to express the weight of something
+a unit used to measure weight
+(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
verb
+weight down with a load
+present with a bias
