heft

英 [heft] 美 [heft]

• n. 重量；分量；重要性
• v. 举起试重量；举起

英英释义

Noun:

1. the property of being large in mass

Verb:

1. lift or elevate

2. test the weight of something by lifting it

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Quite literally, over time, our brains lose their heft.
   很坦白地讲，长期下来，我们的大脑的重量会减轻。
2. The car had to be able to go 100+ mph despite its size and heft.
   不论车的大小和重量，蝙蝠车要的时速要达到每小时100英里以上。
3. Thus all these tiny scratches give us breadth and heft and depth.
   可见，所有这些小来小去的一撇一点都给我们增加了广度、分量和深度。
4. JBIC encourages Japanese firms to form consortiums to increase their heft.
   日本国际协力银行鼓励日本企业组成财团以增加其分量。
5. Other groupings are gaining heft.
   其他组织的重要性也开始凸现。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Melly couldn't even heft that sword!
   媚兰连那刀子也举不起来呢！

经典引文

• He was more on the lean side than supplied with heft.

  出自： H. Roth

• Go ahead, pick it up. The heft tells you it's solid sterling silver.

  出自：Scientific American

• I develop..lumbago from hefting my baggage at airports.

  出自： N. Bawden

• He hefted the sledgehammer on to his shoulder.

  出自： P. Carey

近反义词

【近义词】

• weight 重量
• heave 用力举起
• lift 举起
• hoist 升起
• raise 上升
• raise up 举起
• swing 摇摆
• bulk 体积
• size 大小
• mass 大量
• immensity 无限
• heaviness 重
• massiveness 又大又重
• ponderousness ponderous的名词...
• heftiness 重
• ponderosity 极重
• heave up 极为恶心