〈口〉the sliding weight of a steelyard 〈口〉〈喻〉 person who can´t swim
I walked to the storeroom, hung the weight on the toilet chain.
我走进堆房, 把秤砣挂在水箱链条上。
—— 辞典例句The old standard weight had to be replaced because it was imprecise.
旧的标准秤砣因为不精确只能被替换掉了。
—— 给力词典精选The weight was found buried in sediment.
秤砣被发现埋藏于沉淀物中。
—— 给力词典精选The sliding weight of a steelyard, though small in volume, may hold down a thousand catties.
秤砣看来一小块却能压住千斤之重。比喻外表虽不引人注目,实际很起作用。
—— 给力词典精选