English Dictionary

dead weight

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法

Unremitting heavy weight that does not move. / (nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.

日本語の意味

動かずに存在する重い物体、あるいは動かない重さ / 船舶用語：船の満載時重量から空船時重量を差し引いた、船が運搬可能な最大貨物重量

When the storm hit, the fallen tree turned into a dead weight on the roof that no crew could lift.

嵐が襲ったとき、倒れた木は屋根の上でびくともしない重さになり、どの作業員も持ち上げられなかった。

意味（1）

Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.

意味（2）

(nautical) The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.

意味（3）

(construction) Dead load.

意味（4）

(figuratively) That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.

She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter.

dead weights （ plural ）