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Chinese meaning
发表意见,参与讨论(尤指争议话题)
就争议话题发表意见
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指数百名科学家就是否发现外星生命表态
Example
Have we found alien life? Hundreds of scientists weigh in
我们真的发现外星生命了吗?数百名科学家发表了看法。
Source: ScienceDaily · 9 Sep 2026
Background ✎
2025年两起「发现外星生命」的重磅宣布曾引发轰动,但多数天体生物学家并不认同。调查显示,只有6.6%的受访专家认为K2-18b上可能存在的生物分子真是地外生命证据,认同火星岩石矿物纹路是生命痕迹的也仅15.1%。
Roots · etymology
由「过秤」引申为「介入表态」
Collocations
- weigh in on / weigh in with an opinion / experts weigh in
Chinese usage notes
AI-assisted learning material in Chinese (without pinyin). Original examples below are not news quotations. Editorial process
Usage · 用法
新闻里的 weigh in 常指加入讨论、发表意见，注意后面的 on 指议题，with 引出所提的意见或建议。作动词时写作 weigh in，不加连字符。
Distinction · 辨析
比赛前称重也可用 weigh in；名词 weigh-in 才常带连字符。不能见到 weigh 就把评论报道译成称体重。
Collocations · 常见搭配
- weigh in on the debate
- weigh in with suggestions
Original teaching example (not a news quotation)
The designer weighed in with a suggestion about the new layout.
设计师就新版布局提出了一条建议。
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