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.
DIALOGUES:
A: I need to lose weight.
B： 是的，我也是。
这样我们可以在减肥的同时保持身材。
That way we can lose weight and get in shape at the same time.
顺便问一下，你有我可以借的跑鞋吗？
33-7. By the way… 顺便说一下… 查看 编辑
A: Why?
B: Because I heard her boyfriend is a weightlifter.
A： 哇！你说得对。
33-5. Be careful with… 小心… 查看 编辑
如果人们没有做足够的锻炼怎么办？
Obviously, they’ll gain weights fast and become obese.
显然，他们会很快增加体重并变得肥胖。
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She had lost about 20 pounds of her 120 pounds weight in the crossing.
26-30. Conquering Lake Ontario 征服安大略湖 查看 编辑
15岁时，哈丽特帮助另一名奴隶逃跑。
The overseer was so angry with her that he hit her over the head with an iron weight.
监工很生气他用铁锤从她的头上打了过去。
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