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Counterbalance N 英 ˌkaʊntə'Bæləns] 美 ˌkaʊntər'bæləns N.平衡;平衡力 V.抵销;使平衡 Weights

英语单词 counterbalance
英美音标 英 [ˌkaʊntə'bæləns] 美 [ˌkaʊntər'bæləns]
中文释义 n.平衡;平衡力
v.抵销;使平衡
英语例句 (1) The two weights counterbalance each other.
(2) His wife's calm nature act as a counterbalance to his excitability.
(3) He took two days off to counterbalance the overtime the week before.
(4) The boy's earnest effort counterbalance his slowness at learning.
(5) The man used his weight to counterbalance the load and prevent it from slipping.
中文例句 (1) 那两个秤锤互成平衡。
(2) 他妻子生性从容不迫,这对他的易冲动的个性起著平衡作用。
(3) 他休了两天假以抵消前星期加的班。
(4) 这孩子孜孜不倦的努力抵消了他学习的迟钝。
(5) 那人以身体平衡他的负荷物以免滑落。
柯林斯解释
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

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