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weigh in

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++→ See Verb table
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weigh atProvisions weighed in at £113.8 million.A huge commercial Ecosphere can weigh in at 200 liters.The champion weighed in at 225 pounds before his last fight.Williams weighed in at 235 pounds.He thought suddenly of Antony Royd, weighed in at four pounds, doing eleven lengths in four minutes.This needs no breaking in, has a waterproof Goretex lining and weighs in at just over a pound a pair.Luckily this family all weighed in at over 15 grammes ... and that means enough fat to see them through the winter.It was just my luck to have bags made of light nylon, weighing in at ten kilos in total.Rambo the lamb is reckoned to have broken the local record, weighing in at twenty two pounds.The largest Jilin stone weighed in at well over one thousand kilograms.weigh withSeptember Vogue weighs in with 734 pages of heavy print, Bazaar with 488.The new Transport Secretary, Stephen Byers, weighed in with a demand that the industry should improve its performance.One Western critic weighed in with a particularly probing response.High Sierra hikers, who frown on horses in the wilderness, have weighed in with arguments on the issue.Keith Merrell made 65 against his former teammates and Chris Punchard weighed in with four wickets as Maldon won by 86 runs.Christoffel and Alfred Merkelbach, weighed in with textbook kabinett wines.Debuts Fiat will also be weighing in with their new Stilo.
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ˈweigh-in noun [countable usually singular]  DSOa check on the weight of a boxer or jockey before a competition 〔拳击手或骑师在赛前的〕称体重 weigh in
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weigh-inEarlier in the day, the young men had lined up for a weigh-in.The day of the competition Ensure your entry arrives at the competition venue in sufficient time to register and weigh-in.Tomorrow is the final weigh-in and measuring session for this 28-day period.At today's weigh-in, he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.But Cambridge will take heart from today's weigh-in.Attack temptation with activity and look forward to your second weigh-in and measuring day.The weigh-in will be on the car park with the presentation at the Dunwich Ship Inn.
ˈweigh-in nounChineseSyllable
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weigh in

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++weigh in  weigh in at weigh(PHRASAL VERB)


weigh in
weigh in phrasal verb (see also weigh)
1. to have your weight measured before taking part in a competition
    weigh in at
    Higgins weighed in at just over 100 kilos.weigh-in
2. informal to join in an argument or fight
    weigh in with
    The chairman then weighed in with his views.