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.
A: I gained so much weight because my college dining hall is all-you-can-eat.
A： 我体重增加了很多，因为我的大学食堂是你能吃的。
A: What is that exactly?
B: It's an expression to refer to the observation that many college freshmen gain weight.
A： 噢，我明白了。
B: That's the attitude I like to hear!
A: Did you gain any weight?
B: Yeah, I just wear big clothes to hide my fat.
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B： 到目前为止，我们只看到了几只蜥蜴。
A: We're hiking to lose weight, not to see goats and bears.
A： 我们远足是为了减肥，不是为了看山羊和熊。
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A: You think they won't fit?
B: I think I've put on some weight.
A： 你认为它们不合适吗？
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A: I'm gaining weight.
A： 我的体重在增加。
A： 不，我想我会在下周之前完成。
B: Then you can start losing weight, if there isn't another sale.
B： 然后你就可以开始减肥了，如果没有其他销售的话。
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B： 正如我所说，它只是一个安全工具。
A: I think it's just more weight in your backpack.
A： 我认为这只是你背包里的重量增加了。
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