weigh

重さがある

五キロなど、ある一定の重さがある。

やさしい英語で： To be a particular amount of weight.

• I weigh sixty kilograms.
• How much did the baby weigh at birth?
• These bags weigh more than I expected.

使い方： weigh + amount (The parcel weighs two kilograms.)

よく使う表現： weigh ten kilograms, weigh a ton, weigh very little, weigh too much

重さを量る

はかりを使って、人や物の重さを調べる。

やさしい英語で： To use scales to find out how heavy someone or something is.

• Please weigh the flour.
• The nurse weighed the baby this morning.
• Have you weighed your suitcase yet?

よく使う表現： weigh the luggage, weigh a baby, weigh the flour, weigh yourself

検討する、評価する

決める前に、物事の価値や重要さをよく考える。

やさしい英語で： To think carefully about the value or importance of something before making a decision.

• We need to weigh our options.
• She weighed the evidence before deciding.
• Have you weighed the costs against the benefits?

使い方： weigh A against B (We weighed the benefits against the possible risks.)

類義語： consider, assess, evaluate

よく使う表現： weigh the evidence, weigh your options, weigh the risks, weigh something carefully

計量

はかりを使って物の重さを確かめること。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when you use scales to check how heavy something is.

• Give the parcel a weigh.
• A quick weigh showed that the bag was too heavy.
• Let's give the flour a weigh before adding it.

類義語： weighing

よく使う表現： a quick weigh, give something a weigh