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Counterbalance Equal Opposite Sth Counterbalanced Verb ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns Effect

word counterbalance
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counterbalance
/ka͟ʊntə(r)bælens/
1
[VERB 动词]对…起平衡作用;抗衡;抵消 To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
  [V n]
  • Add honey to counterbalance the acidity...

    加点蜂蜜来调和酸味。

  • His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.

    他有着族长式的慷慨大方,同时却又冷漠无情。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]起平衡作用的事物;抗衡力;抵消因素 Something that is a counterbalance to something else counter-balances that thing.
  [oft N to n]
  • ...organisations set up as a counterbalance to groups allied to the ANC.

    为抗衡非国大联盟而成立的一些组织


Oxford coun·ter·bal·ance
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noun
counterbalance counterbalances counterbalanced counterbalancing
verb / ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns ; NAmE ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns / counterbalancesth ( formal) to have an equal but opposite effect to sth else 抗衡;抵消;对…起平衡作用 SYN
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Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence. 父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。
noun / ˈkaʊntəbæləns ; NAmE ˈkaʊntərbæləns / ( also coun·ter·weight ) [usually singular ] counterbalance(to sth) a thing that has an equal but opposite effect to sth else and can be used to limit the bad effects of sth 平衡抵消物;平衡重(或块、锤) The accused's right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police. 被告人的沉默权对警方的权力是一种至关重要的抗衡。 coun·ter·bal·ance / ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns ; NAmE ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns /
LDC
counterbalancecoun‧ter‧bal‧ance /ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns $ -tər-/ verb [transitive]
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to have an equal and opposite effect to something such as a change, feeling etc:  Riskier investments tend to be counterbalanced by high rewards.counterbalance /ˈkaʊntəˌbæləns $ -tər-/ noun [countable]
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counterbalance

[ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns]counterbalanced, counterbalancing, counterbalances

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平衡(68%),使平衡(17%),平衡力(10%),抵销(5%)
n.平衡力;自动抵销
vt.使平衡;抵消

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