weigh someone/something up

Related to word: weigh

片语动词

Definition

  1. to evaluate someone's capabilities and character, or a situation, through thoughtful consideration

    評估形勢;評估某人的能力或品質

    • Before making a decision, the boss needs to weigh up the candidate's skills and experience.

      在做出決定之前,老闆需要評估候選人的技能和經驗。

    • He took some time to weigh up the long-term effects of the proposal.

      他花了一些時間來評估這項提案的長期影響。

    • When choosing a university, we should carefully weigh up the pros and cons of each institution.

      在選擇大學時,我們應該仔細權衡每所學校的優缺點。