codelistto calculate an answer or amount by using a machine:
Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
codelistthe ability to remain standing, especially because your weight is equally distributed (= spread):
lose your balance The toddler wobbled and lost his balance (= started to fall sideways).
keep your balance She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
maintain balance These canals inside the ear are responsible for helping the body maintain balance.
codelistthe quality of being difficult to bend, cut, or break:
These alloys are characterized by their extreme hardness.
Most international golf players own 40 or 50 different balls of varying hardness, weight, and bounciness.
When you describe a rock’s
hardness, you describe how
tough it is. Diamonds are the
hardest mineral
codelista chemical element that is a light, silver-coloured metal, used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts:
The car's lightweight chassis is made from aluminium.
an aluminium saucepan
We take all our aluminium cans for recycling.
codelista very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near or in water in Africa:
A baby hippopotamus is able to walk, run, and swim five minutes after being born.
The common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus are the only living members of the family Hippopotamidae.
Hippopotamuses have small legs because the water in which they live reduces the weight burden.
We encountered a thirsty hippo at the watering hole.
Many charismatic species such as elephant and buffalo live in the park, as well as crocodile and hippopotamus in the Mara River.
可能会吃太多脂肪。
This excess can lead to weight gain.
这种过量会导致体重增加。
大量的糖。
This excess sugar can lead to weight gain.
过量的糖会导致体重增加。
The weight gain that can result from consuming too much fast food and too many soft
drinks can have several harmful effects.
25-21. Obesity and Nutrition 肥胖与营养 查看 编辑
对于需要力量、力量或速度的运动使用类固醇可以提供优势。
In past years, many famous sprinters and weightlifters have been found to have used steroids.
在过去的几年里，许多著名的短跑运动员和举重运动员被发现使用类固醇。
25-17. Drug Use Among Athletes 运动员吸毒 查看 编辑
推或拉自己身体的重量。
Some of these exercises involve lifting a weight, but other exercises simply involve
pushing or pulling against the weight of one's own body.
一个例子是练习
25-8. Physical Fitness 身体健康 查看 编辑
如果这种情况发展到极致，女性可能会吃得太少而无法保持健康。
Her weight may become dangerously low, as she tries to become thinner and thinner.
当她试图变得越来越瘦时，她的体重可能会变得非常低。
然后会通过呕吐来消除食物。
This is intended to prevent any weight
gain, but it is also a very unhealthy behavior.
25-7. Worries About Physical Appearance 对外观的担忧 查看 编辑
当我丢失了我最喜欢的棒球卡时，我很难过。
On those days, I'm still nice to my friends, but inside I feel like there is a heavy weight in
my chest.
24-112. What I Like Most and Least About Myself 我最喜欢和最不喜欢自己的什么 查看 编辑