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.
B: What should I do then?
A: You should do some weight training, too.
B： 那我该怎么办？
A： 你也应该做一些举重训练。
B: What good is weight training?
A: It will give you strong legs so you can run well.
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他告诉她少吃水果。
"You'll lose your extra weight.
“吃所有你喜欢的蔬菜和肉，”他说。
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他向老板抱怨。
The boss told him to lose weight.
老板叫他减肥。
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游泳是一种很好的运动。
Swimming will help me lose weight.
游泳会帮助我减肥。
Floating will not help me lose weight.
漂浮不会帮助我减肥，如果我漂浮一天，我根本不会减肥。
If I float for a day, I won't lose any weight at all.
”“好吧，”他说。
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Put them into your purse," he said.
“这是额外的重量，”她说。
"That's extra weight," she said.
“我每天走30个街区。
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