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weighty

weighty
[英] [ˈweɪti:] [美] [ˈweti] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 重要的;事关重大的 If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important. 

  • Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?

    这样重大的事件谅必应进行更高级别的讨论吧？

2. ADJ-GRADED (尤指书)重的，沉甸甸的 You use weighty to describe something, especially a book, that is heavy or heavier than you would expect. 

  • Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.

    西蒙从书架上取下一本厚重的书。

Adjective

1. having relatively great weight; heavy;

  • "a weighty load"
  • "a weighty package"

2. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;

  • "grave responsibilities"
  • "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
  • "a grievous fault"
  • "heavy matters of state"
  • "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

3. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry;

  • "weighty problems"

4. excessively fat;

  • "a weighty man"

5. powerfully persuasive;

  • "a cogent argument"
  • "a telling presentation"
  • "a weighty argument"
1. This was a subject most of the people thought weighty.
这是一个大多数人认为严肃的题目。

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