overweight

太りすぎの、過体重の

身長に対して、健康的または普通とされる体重を超えている。

やさしい英語で： Having more body weight than is considered healthy or usual for your height.

• He is slightly overweight.
• Regular exercise can help overweight adults improve their health.
• She was overweight before she changed her eating habits.

類義語： heavy

反対語： underweight

よく使う表現： slightly overweight, overweight adults, become overweight, overweight children

重量超過の

法律や安全上の規則で認められた重さを超えている。

やさしい英語で： Weighing more than the amount allowed by law or safety rules.

• The truck was overweight.
• Overweight vehicles cannot cross this bridge.
• The driver was fined for carrying an overweight load.

類義語： too heavy

よく使う表現： an overweight truck, overweight vehicles, an overweight load

オーバーウェイトの

ある投資の割合が、通常の割合や比較の基準より高い。

やさしい英語で： Having a larger share of your investments in something than the usual or chosen comparison share.

• Our fund is overweight in energy stocks.
• The portfolio was overweight in European shares.
• Are we still overweight in the banking sector?

使い方： overweight in something (The fund is overweight in technology stocks.)

反対語： underweight

よく使う表現： overweight in stocks, an overweight position, overweight in technology

重量超過、過体重

必要な重さ、許される重さ、または健康的な体重を超えた分。

やさしい英語で： Weight above the amount that is needed, allowed, or considered healthy.

• The airline charges for baggage overweight.
• The report linked overweight to several health problems.
• Better loading reduced the vehicle's overweight by fifty kilograms.

類義語： excess weight

よく使う表現： baggage overweight, overweight charges, reduce overweight

オーバーウェイト

投資全体に占める割合が、通常や比較基準より大きい投資。

やさしい英語で： An investment forming a larger share of a portfolio than the usual or chosen comparison share.

• Energy is our largest overweight.
• The fund reduced its overweight in bank shares.
• Technology stocks remain two of our main overweights.

使い方： an overweight in something (The fund has an overweight in energy stocks.)

反対語： underweight

よく使う表現： a portfolio overweight, our largest overweight, a sector overweight

過重な負担をかける

人や物に重すぎる荷物や負担をかける。

やさしい英語で： To put too much weight or too heavy a burden on someone or something.

• Do not overweight the boat.
• They overweighted the cart with stones.
• Too many duties can overweight a single worker.

使い方： overweight something with something (They overweighted the cart with heavy boxes.)

類義語： overload, weigh down

よく使う表現： overweight a cart, overweight with something, overweight a boat