weigh up

基本解释

Therefore, we must weigh up the costs.
因此，必须要对代价进行衡量。
The federal security council that approved the deal is misnamed: it is a conclave of ministers headed by the chancellor that does nothing but weigh up the pros and cons of arms exports.
联邦安全会议批准了这项交易是误传：这次会议是以总理为首的部长级秘密会议，会上除了权衡出口武器的利弊外什么也没做。
For his part, Mr Seck is probably trying to weigh up his options with a view to maximizing his chances in the next presidential poll.
而对塞克先生来说，为了最大限度的在下届选举中有所斩获，他可能正在权衡利弊以做出选择。

They can grow more than a meter long and weigh up to forty-five kilos.
The thought is, roughly, weigh up the pleasures and pains in some appropriate way.
只需大约衡量一下,快乐和痛苦。
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Asian Carp can weigh up to 45 kilograms each, and eat up to half their body weight in food per day.

Their film also invites its audience to weigh up the benefits of privatisation versus public ownership.
ECONOMIST: Face value