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

• 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。
• Size up the situation before acting.
  先评估情况再行动。
• "Please don't say 'size up,'" she interrupted.
  请不要用‘估算’，她插嘴道。
• 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 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。
• The pilot's job was to fly over the stricken area and size up the situation.
  飞行员的任务是视察受灾地区，估量灾情。
• Let's pool our information and size up the situation.
  大家斗一斗情况。
• We should go there and size up the situation.
  我们应该过去了解一下状况。
• While some size up trade balances and growth trajectories, others are measuring missile ranges and comparing military parades.
  有些人在比较两国的贸易额和增长轨迹，其他人则在计算导弹射程，对比阅兵的声势。
• They will size up the island.
  他们要估算一下这个岛的面积。