dead weight /ˌded ˈweɪt/ the heaviness of a person or object that cannot or does not move by itself 难以搬动的重物;沉重的人(或物) She may be small but, when I have to carry her upstairs after she's fallen asleep, she's a dead weight. 她个子虽小，可当她睡着后我不得不把她抱上楼时才发现