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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Even as of the recent history of WWII and the nuclear fallout over Japan there was an emerging era of light and love playing out in counterbalance in the inner earth.
即使在近代史上二次大战对日本进行的核弹轰炸，在地心地球里也曾出现了一个光明与爱的时期以做反平衡。 - 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。 - Add honey to counterbalance the acidity
加点蜂蜜来调和酸味。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。