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
- You need to counterbalance the design and color with neutral shades for the furniture.
展位内家具需要用中性色调来平衡设计和颜色。 - The other leg is extended parallel to the floor and acts as an active counterbalance.
另一条腿伸展，平行于地面，从而使身体保持平衡。 - Long ago, physicality upon earth went into extreme lawlessness in counterbalance to Sirius who ascended into extreme law.
很久之前，地球上的物质层进入到极度无法的状态，以反平衡提升进入极度律法的天狼星。 - Gates served as a good counterbalance, then Ray Ozzie tried to fill that role for a few years.
盖茨在位时，曾经恰到好处地平衡了，此后的几年，雷•奥齐扮演了这个角色。 - By this electric repulsion and attraction he was able to counterbalance the influence of gravity.
通过这种电的排斥和吸引，他能够将重力的影响抵销。 - 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。 - The only way to break this vicious cycle is to recognise its origin adaptive behaviour and design equally adaptive regulations to counterbalance human nature.
打破这种恶性循环的唯一方法，是承认其根源适应性行为并设计出具有同样适应性的监管规则，来中和人类本性的影响。 - The dark earth dream then inflated in counterbalance on the surface of the earth.
地表的黑暗地球梦想为了反平衡随之被膨胀。 - 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。 - Thus, each state-and all the states collectively-could counterbalance the central government's power.
因此，每个州以及所有的州集合起来就有能力平衡中央政府的权力。