Makeweight
n. 补足重量的东西, (喻)平衡力, 无关重要的人, 非重要的论点
📖 牛津释义
makeweight
n
1 small quantity added to get the weight required （补足所需重量的）小的量.
2 (fig 比喻) thing or person, usu of little value, that supplies a deficiency, fills a gap, etc （作填补空缺用的）不重要的人或物.
🗣️ 情景例句
we would like to have our investments returned as early and safely as possible.
我们总想尽早而又安全地收回我们的投资。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易。
A child ran into the street and knocked her off her bicycle.
一个孩子冲上马路，把她从车上撞了下来。