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
How's your son getting on with his English?
你儿子的英语学得好吗？
The pressuer of work was too great for him.
工作压力使他承受不了。
Several girls stopped and looked in one of the glass-topped tables.
几个女同学停下来仔细看看陈列在一张带玻璃罩的桌子里的东西。