weighty

英 [ˈweɪti]

美 [ˈweɪti]

adj. 严重的; 重要的; 重大的; 重的; 沉重的

比较级：weightier　最高级：weightiest　

Collins.1 / BNC.13806 / COCA.13923

同义词辨析

heavy ponderous weighty【导航词义：重的】

heavyadj. 重的，沉的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，主要用于形容人或物的重量。

〔例证〕

The child is heavy for his age.
就其年龄而言，这个小孩（体重）算是重的。
How heavy is this box?
这个箱子有多重？

ponderousadj. 笨重的

〔辨析〕

指庞大而沉重的。

〔例证〕

This machine is too ponderous to move.
这台机器太重了，没法挪动。
The elephant lowered its ponderous body into the river.
大象把它那笨重的身躯浸入河中。

weightyadj. 〈文〉重的

〔辨析〕

形容重量比预想的沉，尤指书沉甸甸的。

〔例证〕

He lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
他从书架上取下一本厚重的书。
Your baggage must be very weighty.
你的行李一定很沉。

adj.

ADJ-GRADED 重要的;事关重大的
If you describe something such as an issue or a decision asweighty, you mean that it is serious or important.
1. 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？
ADJ-GRADED (尤指书)重的，沉甸甸的
You useweightyto describe something, especially a book, that is heavy or heavier than you would expect.
1. Simon lifted a weighty volume from the shelf.
  西蒙从书架上取下一本厚重的书。

adj

excessively fat
1. a weighty man
Synonym:corpulentobeserotund
having relatively great weight
1. a weighty load
2. a weighty package
weighing heavily on the spirit
1. weighty problems
of great gravity or crucial import
1. grave responsibilities
2. faced a grave decision in a time of crisis
3. a grievous fault
4. heavy matters of state
5. the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference
Synonym:gravegrievousheavy
powerfully persuasive
1. a cogent argument
2. a telling presentation
3. a weighty argument
Synonym:cogenttelling

The weighty cares of a head of state;
国家元首的深切关怀；
Washington, or at least the White House, found Averell's testimony weighty.
华盛顿，或者说至少是白宫，看出了艾夫里尔证词的分量。
The problems involved in carrying weighty and noisy infants.
携带沉甸甸的爱吵闹的婴儿时所涉及到的问题。
That's a pretty weighty experiment to take on, don't you think?
那是个很好的体重测试，你不这么认为吗？
This, of course, is a weighty proviso, one many theorists would not concede without a fight.
这当然是有条件的，没有理论家会没有战斗就后退。
The weighty background gives a clear image about those children and lotus pod, they are pure and active.
沉重浑厚的背景更反衬出轻灵纯净的莲蓬和极具生命力的乡村儿童。
Successful leaders have in common the ability to make weighty decisions based on limited amounts of information.
成功的导人有一个共同点，他们都有根据有限讯息作出重要决定的能力。
A cogent argument; a telling presentation; a weighty argument.
强有力的论点；有效的介绍；有影响的论点。
Obesity is a weighty problem.
过度肥胖是严重的问题。
This kind of testimony can be weighty and convincing to others.
这样的见证对别人同样是极具分量和说服力的。