size up

英 [saɪz ʌp]

美 [saɪz ʌp]

打量; 估计; 判断; 评估

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 打量;估计;判断;评估
  If yousize upa person or situation, you carefully look at the person or think about the situation, so that you can decide how to act.
  1. Some US manufacturers have been sizing up the UK as a possible market for their clothes...
     一些美国生产商一直在观察英国是否会成为他们的成衣潜在市场。
  2. He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.
     他整晚都在若有所思地打量我。

英英释义

verb

• to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
  1. he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
  Synonym:take stockscrutinizescrutinise

双语例句

• Maybe you should go one size up.
  可能你得穿大一号的。
• Getting to know your surroundings can change how you size up a risk.
  了解你周边的环境可以改变你对风险程度的评估。
• It makes you evaluate the market for your product or service and size up the competition.
  商业计划书会促使你评估自己的产品或服务的市场，并估计竞争的规模。
• Can you size up the situation?
  你可以估计一下形势吗？
• I bought one size up by mistake.
  我错买了大一号的尺寸。
• "Please don't say 'size up,'" she interrupted.
  请不要用‘估算’，她插嘴道。
• They will size up the island.
  他们要估算一下这个岛的面积。
• He attempted to size up the reaction of the audience.
  他试图对听从的反应估计。
• Make a piece of the same size UP stick on by gumwater.
  作一片一样小小的UP用胶水贴下去的。
• The aim is to size up the situation and deal with a number of conspicuous cases.
  其目的是弄清情况和处理一些最突出的问题。