| 词汇 | tip the scales at something |
| 释义 | tip the scales at somethingtip the scales at something DSOto weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition 〔尤指参加拳击等比赛前〕称得重量为… At today’s weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone. 他今天赛前称得体重正好超过15英石。 Examples from the Corpus tip the scales at something• Reports claimed that the elfin figured star's weight plunged terrifyingly until she tipped the scales at a mere five stones.• Sid Kelly, who minds the net for table-topping Eccleshall, is believed to tip the scales at around 20 stones.• I went to see Hoppy for a checkup and I tip the scales at exactly eighty-six pounds.• At today's weigh-in, he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.• Tall and stately, fairly bursting from her corset, she sometimes tipped the scales at over 200 pounds. → tip the scales at something at tip2(3) |
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