| 词汇 | outweigh |
| 释义 | outweigh verb[ T ] uk /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ us /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/ C1 to be greater or more important than something else: 比…更重要；重于；大于 The benefits of this treatment far outweigh any risks.这种治疗方法的好处远远大于任何风险。 Being important and having importance beat big deal bulk bulk largeidiom centrality count countable cut echo down/through the agesidiom equally fish front and centre have bigger/other fish to fryidiom have/take pride of placeidiom matter pride reign signify the beating heart of somethingidiom treasurable outweigh | American Dictionaryoutweigh verb[ T ] us/ˌɑʊtˈweɪ/ to be likely to be more important than or have an effect on something else: The benefits of increased immigration outweigh the costs. outweigh | Business Englishoutweigh verb[ T ] uk /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/us to have more influence or importance than something else: Annual weather variations still seem to be outweighing any global warming trends. be outweighed by sthSmall changes in the tax burden are likely to be outweighed by other factors. outweigh the risks/benefits/considerationsMedical experts maintain that the benefits of the new drug outweigh any risks. to be larger in number or amount than something else: Public finances showed a record cash surplus last month as surging income tax receipts outweighed a fall in corporation tax revenues. Examples of outweighoutweigh This may imply that the cost of attempting to remain in office outweighs the benefit. The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related to crime prevention. Some egalitarians are so-called "strong" egalitarians in that they do want to say that the principle of equality should outweigh other principles and values. These factors more than outweighed an equalizing decline in fertility rates. 40. We think that a small gain for them can be morally outweighed by a much larger gain for others who are also badly-off. Similarly, the same points could be made in all the cases where the justice-based reasons for following conventions were outweighed. To outweigh this combination of scientific theory and everyday usage, powerful countervailing considerations would be needed. In other cases, however, net benefits to the system in terms of stability may well outweigh net benefits of more costly management or investments. The key question facing each farmer is whether carbon payments are large enough to outweigh the upfront costs of transitioning to a new agricultural system. At the aggregate level, the costs of developing the market must be outweighed by the potential societal benefits. Increasing the predictability of judicial decisions is never costless, and often the costs will outweigh the benefits. Hydration should be offered only if it is considered likely that the benefit will outweigh the harm. Likewise, our concern for the welfare of the criminal can outweigh our obligation to annul the crimes of that criminal. It seems to us that we can't determine with any reasonable certainty whether the goods of mystery outweigh the goods of clarity or vice versa. For humans, constant calculations are time- and resourcedemanding and aren't likely to identify outweighing reasons even if they are present. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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