weigh up

US /weɪ ʌp/

UK /weɪ ʌp/

權衡, 評估

to consider the good and bad aspects of something in order to reach a decision

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You need to weigh up the pros and cons before making a choice.

在做出選擇之前，你需要權衡利弊。

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She's still weighing up her options for university.

她仍在權衡大學的選擇。

評估, 判斷

to form an opinion about someone or something after careful thought

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It took him a while to weigh up his new colleagues.

他花了一段時間才評估他的新同事。

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She quickly weighed up the situation and decided to act.

她迅速評估了情況並決定採取行動。