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

• 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。
• So it's not surprising that humans have evolved the ability to accurately size up their potential opponents.
  因此不必大惊小怪的，人类已进化出了可以准确估量潜在对手实力的能力。
• Size up the situation before acting.
  先评估情况再行动。
• He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.
  他整晚都在若有所思地打量我。
• 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。
• It looks OK to me, but you can try on a size up if you feel uncomfortable.
  我看还不错，但如果你觉得不舒服，可以试试大一个号的。
• Maybe you should go one size up.
  可能你得穿大一号的。
• Can you size up the situation?
  你可以估计一下形势吗？
• Let's pool our information and size up the situation.
  大家斗一斗情况。
• 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。