(1)称重： I weigh 100 pounds. I am 100 pounds in weight.
(所有表计量单位的词都可以用in) How much do you weight?
What is your weight?
The hole is 5 meters in depth (in width). ... in hight in length
(2)起作用：It weighs much. 这相当重要 =matters
(3)对谁有利： weigh in favor of be weighed in favor of load in favor of
be loaded in favor of
(4)对谁不利：be weighed against load/be loaded against
The jugement weighs in favor of the defendant.(被告) 原告：plaintiff
effectiveness n.:成效
work.,effective(有效果的) efficient :高效的 effect v.：
come into effect, take effect ...开始实施
in so far as 因此 就...来说 (连接词)
since, in that, as for as sb. is concerned
赞成：agree , support , stant by your side
inquiry n.: 调查研究
investigation:(case)
examination(有症结所在作为前提)
check(不清楚有无毛病)
research:( scientific research 科研)
inquiry into :(scientific, a case)
inquire(v.) into sth.
inquire about:(formal)
inquire after sb. 挂念某人,问候某人
Lesson18
Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific in industry. One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker. In so far as any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out from effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or even , often enough , in other departments of the same firm. The degree of secrecy naturally varies considerably. Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and
fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret. Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be taken out. Even more processes are never patented at all but kept as secret processes. This applies particularly to chemical industries, where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechanical industries. Sometimes the secrecy goes to such an extent that the whole nature of the research cannot be mentioned. Many firms, for instance, have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken
out such and such a book for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.