掂的英文：
weigh in the hand

• He balanced the two rocks in his hands and dropped the heavier one
  他在手中掂了掂兩塊石頭的重量，然后把重的那塊丟下。
• He can weigh up anyone in the first few minutes.
  他能夠在開頭幾分鐘內(nèi)就可以掂量出一個(gè)人的好壞。
• I like books and poetry, and what time I've had I've read 'em, but I've never thought about 'em the way you have
  我喜歡書，喜歡詩，有功夫就讀，可從沒像你那樣掂量過它們。
• I was thinking about what Roggie had said with increasing jubilation
  我掂量著列杰剛才說過的話，心里越來越感到歡樂。
• Absurdly, I took it(the revolver)in my hand and weighed it in order to inspire courage within myself
  我拿起手槍，放在手心里掂了一下，來壯壯自己的膽子，這做法真是荒唐可笑。

• the literal meaning of ponder is
  
• The ship weighed early.
  那船一早就起錨走了。
• The theft weighed on his mind.
  贓物成了他思想上很大的負(fù)擔(dān)。