weighbridge 是名词,通常作可数名词使用。常见句型包括:主语 + 动词 + 介词短语,如 The truck drove onto the weighbridge;There is a weighbridge at the entrance;The weighbridge reads 40 tons。其复数形式为 weighbridges。易错点在于:一,不要与动词 weigh 混淆,weighbridge 本身不能作动词,不能说 to weighbridge the truck,而应说 to weigh the truck on a weighbridge;二,介词搭配常用 on 或 onto,如 on the weighbridge,而非 in;三,表示读数时可用 the weighbridge shows/reads/gives,但不宜说 the weighbridge says,后者过于口语化。此外,在英式英语中该词比美式英语更常用,美式英语有时用 truck scale 替代。
weighbridge 是一个中性、技术性的名词,不带褒贬色彩,语域偏正式,常见于行业、商务、法律和技术文本。日常口语中,母语者更可能说 the truck scale 或 the weigh station,而不是 weighbridge,因此在不熟悉该词的听众面前使用可能显得过于专业。常见误用包括:把 weighbridge 当作动词,如错误地说 The truck was weighbridged;把 weighbridge 与 weigh station 混用,后者指公路边用于检查车辆重量的检查站,可能包含地磅但不等于地磅本身;以及误拼为 weightbridge,这是受 weight 影响而产生的拼写错误,应避免。在写作中,若目标读者为非专业人士,建议首次出现时加简要解释。
常见搭配
certified weighbridge
weighbridge ticket
weighbridge operator
drive onto the weighbridge
weighbridge reading
public weighbridge
weighbridge system
weighbridge calibration
句子示例
The truck pulled onto the weighbridge to check its total weight.卡车驶上地磅以检查其总重量。
All goods leaving the mine must be weighed on a certified weighbridge.所有离开矿场的货物都必须在经过认证的地磅上称重。
The weighbridge ticket showed a net weight of 28.5 tonnes.地磅单显示净重为28.5吨。
A new weighbridge was installed at the landfill to measure incoming waste.垃圾填埋场安装了一台新地磅,用于测量运入的垃圾量。
Drivers who avoid the weighbridge may face heavy fines for overloading.绕过地磅的司机可能因超载面临高额罚款。
The weighbridge operator recorded the vehicle's gross and tare weights.地磅操作员记录了车辆的毛重和皮重。