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 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。
• They will size up the island.
  他们要估算一下这个岛的面积。
• He glanced back constantly, to size up the situation.
  他不断地回头看，估量形势。
• 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。
• Maybe you should go one size up.
  可能你得穿大一号的。
• Size up the situation before acting.
  先评估情况再行动。
• 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。
• The technology developed in a professional performance and more style and more Ceramics exhibition, product size up to hundreds of styles, the quality of each product quality are excellent.
  以专业的技术研制出多性能多款式的陶瓷展具，产品大小款式多达数百款，每款产品质量品质都过硬。
• 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。
• 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。