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Balance Counterbalance V `Kauntə'Bæləns V.起平衡作用 英 起平衡作用(Act Sb/Sth

单词 counterbalance
音标 [`kauntə'bæləns]
解释 v.起平衡作用
红宝书 【英】 v. 起平衡作用(act as a balance to sb/sth)
【记】 counter(反对,相反)+ balance(平衡) →两边一样→达到平衡
字源 counterbalance (v.)
1570s, from counter- + balance (v.), in reference to scales. Figurative use dates from 1630s. As a noun, from c.1600.
不择手段背单词 v. 使平衡 = counterpoise; 使抵消(以相等的力量来反抗)
【记】balance(n /v 平衡)
趣味全助记 【记】counter 反 + balance

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