Language Activator – Weigh

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت weigh را بررسی خواهیم کرد. ابتدا جملات را خوانده و خودرا محک بزنید سپس برای دیدن نتایج و توضیح اینکه هر لغت در چه موقعیتی استفاده میشود به لینک زیر بروید

Weigh/ how heavy

weigh

(verb not in progressive)

?How much do you weigh, Diane

.At all ages, men weigh more than women

weigh 20 lbs/2 tonnes/3.5 kilos etc

.I weigh eight stone now, exactly

I’ve never seen anything like it — some of those cabbages must have weighed 8 pounds at least

weigh a ton informal be very heavy

!It’ll take two of us to get it out of the car, it weighs a ton

weight

(uncountable noun)

: the amount that someone or something weighs

.Your weight is about right for someone of your height

.Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds

weight of

.The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package12 tonnes/3 kilos/2 pounds etc

in weight

.The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight

gain/put on weight

: become heavier than you were before

.It’s true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight

.I think he looks better now that he’s put on some weight

lose weight

: become less heavy than you were before

.I’ve been trying to lose weight for over a year now

weight loss

: when someone begins to weigh less than they did before

.Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems

birth weight

: what a baby weighs when it is born — used in technical contexts

.Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants

be 5 kilos/10 pounds etc

(verb phrase)

: to weigh 5 kilos, 10 pounds etc

.Sandra’s baby was only 4lb 7oz when it was born

.If the parcel is over 2 kilos, you have to pay 50p more

how heavy

(adjective phrase)

use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy

?How heavy is the average small car

.You’d be surprised how heavy these sacks are

weigh in at

(verb)

if a sports person weighs in at a particular weight, that is what they weigh just before a sports event

weigh in at 250 pounds/80 kilos etc

.The champion weighed in at 225 pounds before his last fight

 

:Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

.N1. I didn’t realize how ………….. each brick was until I tried to pick one up
N2. I’ve never seen anything like it — some of those cabbages must have ………….. ۸ pounds at least
.N3. Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth ………….. than single infants
. ………….. N4. It’s true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain

 

:Answers

Heavy / weighed / weights / weight