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weight down

/weɪt daʊn/

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verb

B2formalcommon/weɪt daʊn/

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

A phrasal verb meaning to make something heavier or to burden someone or something with a heavy load, either physically or metaphorically.

ruФразовый глагол, означающий сделать что-то тяжелее или обременить кого-то или что-то тяжелым грузом, как физически, так и метафорически.esVerbo frasal que significa hacer algo más pesado o cargar a alguien o algo con un peso, tanto física como metafóricamente.frVerbe à particule signifiant rendre quelque chose plus lourd ou accabler quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'un poids important, tant physiquement que métaphoriquement.dePartikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas schwerer zu machen oder jemanden oder etwas mit einer schweren Last zu belasten, sowohl physisch als auch metaphorisch.ptVerbo frasal que significa tornar algo mais pesado ou sobrecarregar alguém ou algo com um peso, tanto física quanto metaforicamente.zh短语动词,指使某物变重,或用重物压住、使某人或某物负担沉重,既可用于字面意义也可用于比喻意义。arفعل مركب يعني جعل الشيء أثقل أو تحميل شخص أو شيء ما عبئًا ثقيلًا، سواء كان ذلك حسيًا أو مجازيًا.

  1. Make heavy formal

    To add weight to something, making it heavier or harder to move.

    • They weighted down the tent with heavy stones.
    • The cargo was weighted down with extra sandbags.
    • She weighted down the papers with a book to keep them from blowing away.

    ruУтяжелитьesPesar, hacer más pesadofralourdirdeBeschwerenptSobrecarregarzh加重arثقّل

    Sinônimos: burdenencumberfreighthamperloadsaddletaxweigh down

    Antônimos: lightenunburden

  2. Burden or oppress informal

    To cause someone to feel burdened, worried, or depressed.

    • The constant criticism began to weight him down.
    • Financial problems are weighting her down.
    • The responsibility of caring for his parents weighted him down.

    ruОбременятьesAgobiar u oprimirfraccabler, peser surdeBelastenptSobrecarregarzh使负担沉重arيُثقل

    Sinônimos: burdendepressencumberhamperoppressoverloadsaddletaxtroubleweigh downworry

  • weighted down past participle
  • weighted down past simple
  • weighting down present participle
  • weights down third person singular

Verbo base: weight