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

• 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。
• Let's pool our information and size up the situation.
  大家斗一斗情况。
• 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。
• IN MANY types of face-to-face retailing, it pays to size up your customer and tailor your offering accordingly.
  在许多面对面的零售过程中，揣测客户需求并对其进行针对性销售往往会得到应有的回报。
• Can you size up the situation?
  你可以估计一下形势吗？
• One handy way to size up a charity is to pay attention to how much money it spends on overheads such as administration and fundraising, rather than frontline do-gooding.
  衡量一家慈善机构，一个简便的计算方法是考虑它有多少钱花费在了经营中，如行政管理和筹款，而不是用在第一线帮助他人。
• He spent the evening sizing me up intellectually.
  他整晚都在若有所思地打量我。
• 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。
• Size up the person you're confronting, and be ready to protect yourself, especially if it's a stranger.
  大量你的对峙的对方，准备好保护自己，尤其如果那是一个陌生人。
• This is one size up.
  这个尺寸大一号。