dead weight

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Unremitting heavy weight that does not move. countable,uncountable
    — His dead weight, as he abruptly collapses, pulls his lapels from her hands, reminding her to step back, off-balancing whoever is behind her, […]
  2. The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e., the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty. countable,uncountable
  3. A dead load. countable,uncountable
  4. That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter.
  5. The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight. countable,uncountable
    — Having dropped the coach, the trio returned with the Class 47 leading and the other two locomotives as dead weight.
副词 adv.
  1. With just enough weight for a ball to drop into a pocket, or come to rest in a precisely determined position.
    — He rolled the red in dead weight, and now he's nicely on the blue.

词形变化

dead weights plural deadweight alternative deadweight alternative
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