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

• Getting to know your surroundings can change how you size up a risk.
  了解你周边的环境可以改变你对风险程度的评估。
• 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。
• IN MANY types of face-to-face retailing, it pays to size up your customer and tailor your offering accordingly.
  在许多面对面的零售过程中，揣测客户需求并对其进行针对性销售往往会得到应有的回报。
• 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。
• Maybe you should go one size up.
  可能你得穿大一号的。
• I bought one size up by mistake.
  我错买了大一号的尺寸。
• This division will serve as a guide for the masses to size up people and will make it easier to win over the middle elements and isolate the Rightists.
  划分了，使群众有一个观察人们的方向，便于争取中间，孤立右派。
• 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。
• Let's pool our information and size up the situation.
  大家斗一斗情况。
• We should go there and size up the situation.
  我们应该过去了解一下状况。