[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。
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[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
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counterbalancecounterbalancescounterbalancedcounterbalancingverb/ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns; NAmEˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/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; NAmEˈkaʊntərbæləns/(alsocoun·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; NAmEˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/
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]