weigh on someone/something

Related to word: weigh

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. When a difficulty or obligation causes you distress or unhappiness.

    (問題、責任等)讓(某人)感到焦慮或擔憂

    • Her health issues weigh heavily on her mind.

      她的健康問題沉重地壓在她的心頭。

    • The pressure of finding a new job weighs on him at night.

      找新工作的壓力讓他在夜裡感到沉重。

    • This responsibility weighs on my shoulders.

      這份責任沉重地壓在我的肩上。