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ˈmake-weight /ˈmeɪkˌweɪt/ noun [countable] INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTa person or thing that is not very important but is included so there is the right number of people or the right amount of something 用来凑足数目的人[物],充数的人[物]Examples from the Corpusmake-weight• Companies throw them in as enticing make-weights in their employees' pay packets.• So what of the make-weights, as the presentation suggests we consider them?ˈmake-weight nounChineseSyllable important a that thing Corpus or is not very person |