Makeweight
n. 补足重量的东西, (喻)平衡力, 无关重要的人, 非重要的论点
📖 牛津释义
makeweight
n
1 small quantity added to get the weight required （补足所需重量的）小的量.
2 (fig 比喻) thing or person, usu of little value, that supplies a deficiency, fills a gap, etc （作填补空缺用的）不重要的人或物.
🗣️ 情景例句
His restaurant is a real moneymaker.
他的餐馆真是很赚钱。
Do you often do work during the holidays?
你常常在假日期间做工作吗？
Oh, Pierre, how wonderful! But I don't think we can go. I haven't got an evening dress for the ball! And a new dress costs over four hundred francs.
啊，比尔，太棒了！不过，我想我们去不成。我没有参加舞会的晚礼服啊！而一件新的晚礼服得花400多法郎。