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

• We should go there and size up the situation.
  我们应该过去了解一下状况。
• He glanced back constantly, to size up the situation.
  他不断地回头看，估量形势。
• He attempted to size up the reaction of the audience.
  他试图对听从的反应估计。
• 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。
• While some size up trade balances and growth trajectories, others are measuring missile ranges and comparing military parades.
  有些人在比较两国的贸易额和增长轨迹，其他人则在计算导弹射程，对比阅兵的声势。
• 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。
• 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。
• Can I have the next size up?
  我可以要大一号的吗？
• After all, the handshake was the face-to-face opportunity to size up a potential partner.
  毕竟，握手是一次面对面的机会，可以对潜在的合作者进行评价。
• 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。