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dead weight
- IPA[ˈded ˌwāt]
- the weight of an inert person or thing;a heavy or oppressive burden
noun: deadweight, plural noun: deadweights
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the weight of an inert person or thing the net was a dead weight on his shoulders
- ▪ a heavy or oppressive burden the past was just so much dead weight, excess baggage
- ▪ the total weight of cargo, stores, etc., that a ship carries or can carry at a particular draft this will produce a maximum dead weight of 72,350 tons
- ▪ another term for dead load
- ▪ animals sold by the estimated weight of salable meat that they will yield.
- ▪ losses incurred because of the inefficient allocation of resources, especially through taxation or restriction a dead-weight burden