Значение идиомы weigh down

[weigh down] also [weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go downor bend with weight; overload.

The evergreens are weighed down bythe deep snow.

– Often used with “with” or “by”.

There are so manychildren in the back seat that they are weighing down the back of thecar.

2a. To overload with care or worry; make sad or low in spirits.- Usually used in the passive.

The family is weighed down bysorrow.

The company is weighed down by debt.

2b. To make heavy, hard, or slow; make dull or uninteresting. – Often in the passive usedwith “by” or “with”.

The book is weighted down with footnotes.

The TV program is weighed down by commercials.

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Значение идиомы weigh on [weigh on] or [weigh upon] {v.} 1. To be a weight or pressure on;be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier’s back. 2. Tomake sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed onMary’s heart when her kitten died. John’s wrongdoing weighed uponhis conscience. The teacher’s advice weighed upon Tom’s mind. 3.To be a burden to. His guilt weighed heavily upon him....

Значение идиомы weigh in [weigh in] {v.} 1a. To take the weight of; weigh. The man at theairport counter weighed in our bags and took our plane tickets. Adoctor weighed in the wrestlers. 1b. To have yourself or somethingthat you own weighed. – Often used with “at”. I weighed in at 100pounds on the scale today. We took our bags to the airport counterto weigh in. 1c. To have yourself weighed as a boxer […]...

Перевод слова weigh Weigh – взвешивать, весить Перевод слова To weigh heavily – иметь большое значение weigh out – отвешивать, развешивать to weigh evidence – оценить доказательства She Weighs herself every morning. Она взвешивается каждое утро. The butcher Weighed the chicken. Мясник взвесил курицу. How much do you Weigh? Сколько вы весите?...

Значение идиомы weigh one’s words [weigh one’s words] {v. phr.} To choose your words carefully; becareful to use the right words. When a teacher explains aboutreligion, he must weigh his words because his pupils may be of severaldifferent faiths. When old Mr. Jones talked to the students aboutbecoming teachers, he spoke slowly, weighing his words. In adebate, a political candidate has little time to weigh his words, andmay say something foolish....

Перевод идиомы weigh one’s words, значение выражения и пример использования Идиома: weigh one’s words Перевод: быть осторожным в выборе слов Пример: You should weigh your words carefully before you tell your boss what you want. Тебе следует внимательно подумать о том, что ты хочешь сказать своему начальнику, перед тем, как говорить с ним....

Перевод слова weight Weight – вес, тяжесть Перевод слова Specific weight – удельный вес unit of weight – единица веса to put on weight – прибавлять в весе, полнеть to lose weight – терять в весе, худеть This is an argument of Weight. Это веский довод. Sara’s convinced she has a Weight problem. Сара убеждена, что у нее проблемы с лишним весом. Her Weight is 105 pounds. Ее вес составляет 105 футов. Примеры […]...

Значение идиомы heavy heart [heavy heart] {n. phr.} A feeling of being weighed down withsorrow; unhappiness. They had very heavy hearts as they went to thefuneral....

Ten pounds of pride A Texan bought a round of drinks for all in the bar and announced that his wife had just produced a typical Texas baby, weighing a whopping twenty pounds. “WOW!” was the response from everyone at the bar. Two weeks later the Texan returned to the bar. The bartender recognized him and asked, “Aren’t you the father of the baby that weighed twenty pounds at birth? How much does he […]...

Значение идиомы swing one’s weight [swing one’s weight] {v. phr.} To use your personal power to getsomething done The President swings his weight to get laws passed. Mr. Thomas swung his weight to get his son a job with the company....

Перевод слова debt Debt – долг; прегрешение Перевод слова Bad debt – безнадежный долг consolidated debt – долгосрочное обязательство forgive us our debts – прости нам наши прегрешения to be in the debt of everybody – быть перед всеми в долгу Score up a Debt to Tom. Запишите долг на счет Тома. He is deeply in Debt. У него большие долги. They are heavily in Debt. Они глубоко увязли в долгах....