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
- 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。 - 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。 - Empty container used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight.
一种用来获得净重的用作平衡器的空容器。 - This in itself puts pressure on the eyes, but exposure to between two and three hours of daylight acts as a counterbalance and helps maintain healthy eyes.
这本身就对眼睛造成压力，但接触两三个小时的日光可起到抗衡作用，并有助于保持健康的眼睛。 - 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。 - 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。 - As a result, the rise of individualism in the community has become a serious threat to social harmony and progress. A different set of values are needed as a counterbalance.
个人主义在商品社会中的极端发展，对社会的和谐与进步构成威胁，必须寻求另一种价值观来取得平衡。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。