counterbalance
英 [ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns , ˈkaʊntəbæləns]
美 [ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns , ˈkaʊntərbæləns]
v. 抗衡; 抵消; 对…起平衡作用
n. 平衡抵消物; 平衡重(或块、锤)
过去分词：counterbalanced 现在分词：counterbalancing 第三人称单数：counterbalances 过去式：counterbalanced 复数：counterbalances
BNC.18862 / COCA.17725
牛津词典
verb
- 抗衡；抵消；对…起平衡作用
to have an equal but opposite effect to sth else- 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。
- Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.
noun
- 平衡抵消物；平衡重（或块、锤）
a thing that has an equal but opposite effect to sth else and can be used to limit the bad effects of sth- 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。
- The accused's right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 对…起平衡作用;抗衡;抵消
Tocounterbalancesomething means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.- 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。
- Add honey to counterbalance the acidity...
- N-COUNT 起平衡作用的事物;抗衡力；抵消因素
Something that is acounterbalance tosomething else counter-balances that thing.- ...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
- ...organisations set up as a counterbalance to groups allied to the ANC.
英英释义
noun
- a weight that balances another weight
- a compensating equivalent
- equality of distribution
verb
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
- contrast with equal weight or force
- adjust for
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
双语例句
- Record labels had been banking on revenue growth from digital platforms to counterbalance falling CD sales.
唱片公司曾指望电子平台的收入增长能弥补cd销量下滑的损失。 - Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to.
建立平衡或者使平衡。 - Males and females within our species rotated their fields in counterbalance to one another.
我们物种中的雌雄以相反方式旋转能量场。 - Realistically, Japan and the United States will need each other to counterbalance China, encouraging it to become a responsible world power in terms of trade, the environment, and other issues.
实际上，日本和美国在制衡中国上都需要对方，鼓励中国在贸易、环境和其他问题上成为负责任的大国。 - And it explained why, for capitalist economies to work well, the government should serve as a counterbalance.
同时，它还解释了为何政府应该发挥平衡补偿作用，才能让资本主义经济好好地运行。 - What you need to do is counterbalance it by being very calm, very rational, very reasonable.
你要做的就是发挥平衡作用，非常冷静，非常理性，非常公平。 - You can counterbalance the amount of salt lost in sweat with sufficient salt in your diet.
你可以在饮食中摄取充足的盐以相互平衡排汗所流失的盐分。 - Those experiencing the "not so good life" are in polar counterbalance to ancestors that experienced the "good life" long ago.
那些经历了不够好生活的人们，是在相反的极性中，反平衡了在很久前经历了好生活的祖先。 - In the contrary situation, they do not entirely invalidate or counterbalance the particular accidental determination.
反之，这一特殊非主要决定因素并不完全无效或被抵消。 - If a beam supports a load above, the beam itself must have sufficient strength to counterbalance that weight.
一旦梁上面有负载，那么这根梁必须有足够的强度来支撑这个负载。