balance

英['bæləns] 美['bæləns]
  • n. 平衡；天平；平静；结余；差额；调和；制衡
  • vt. 权衡；使平衡；抵消；称重量
  • vi. 均衡；建立平衡
balanced balanced balancing balances
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 平衡，均衡
    2. 天平，秤
    3. 比较，对比
    4. 结存，结余，余额
    5. 剩余部分
    6. 平静
    7. 协调，和谐
    8. 镇定
    9. 平衡物
    10. 决定权
    11. 优势
    12. （钟、表等的）平衡轮，摆轮
    13. [the B-]【天】天秤座
    v. (动词)
    1. 使平衡，保持…的平衡
    2. 结算，结平（账目）
    3. 补偿
    4. 抵消，跟…相抵
    5. 用天平称
    6. 估量
    7. （使）收支平衡
    8. 比较，权衡，平衡
    9. 使均等，使相称
    10. 保持平衡
    11. （价值、重量、力量等）均等
    12. 微微摇摆，倾斜后又复平衡
    13. 踌躇，摇摆
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]平衡,均衡 a state in which all weights and forces are evenly spread, so as to produce a condition of steadiness
    2. [C]天平,秤 an instrument for weighing things
    3. [C]结存,结余,余额 an amount that remains or is left over
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. (使)平衡,(使)均衡 put sth in such a way that it does not fall down
    2. vt. 权衡; 比较 weigh; compare two objects, plans, etc. in order to judge the relative weight, value, etc.
    3. vi. 结账 record the sum needed to make them equal

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a state of equilibrium

  2. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

  3. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);

    "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"

  4. equality of distribution

  5. something left after other parts have been taken away;

    "there was no remainder"
    "he threw away the rest"
    "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

  6. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

  7. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

  8. the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

  9. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

  10. a weight that balances another weight

  11. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

  12. a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

Verb:
  1. bring into balance or equilibrium;

    "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"
    "balance the two weights"

  2. compute credits and debits of an account

  3. hold or carry in equilibrium

  4. be in equilibrium;

    "He was balancing on one foot"

双语例句

1. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.
他仍然是维系该国脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He figured up the balance in their checking account.
他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I'd like to check the balance in my account please.
请查一下我的账户余额。

来自柯林斯例句

4. A balance is achieved in the painting between orderliness and unpredictability.
这幅画作在条理分明和出人意表之间取得了平衡。

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5. The total of debits must balance the total of credits.
借记总额必须与贷记总额相平衡。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The girl lost her balance and fell off the balance beam.
      小女孩失去了平衡，从平衡木上摔了下来。
    2. Great care must be taken in the use of the balance.
      这种天平使用时必须十分当心。
    3. He used a very sensitive torsion balance.
      他利用了一架非常灵敏的扭力天平。
    4. Sunday is a great time to balance out whatever area of your life has felt disordered as of late.
      星期天是你最近动荡不安的生活得到平静的大好时机。
    5. We need to maintain some semblance of balance and some sense that we are steering the ship of our life.
      我们需要保持平静的外表，和一种我们掌握了我们的生活之舟的意识。
    6. Kindly remit us the balance without delay .
      请立即把余额汇给我们。
    7. In other words, the balance of trade may deteriorate rather than improve.
      换句话说,国际贸易差额不但不会改善,反而可能会恶化。
    8. The balance of the shade and the sun on the tree-trunks and on the ground is beautiful beyond words.
      射在树干与地面上的阳光和树荫，其色彩之调和，真是美得难以形容。
    9. EBN is balance in Yin and Yang, sweet and mild, making it a surprisingly pleasant medicinal food.
      燕窝的特质是阴阳调和，带甜温和，使到其成为人们喜欢享用的保健品。
    10. The balance of terror has replaced the balance of power.
      恐惧的制衡已经取代了强权的制衡。
    11. Locke's ideas on the power balance are still inspiring in modem societies.
      洛克权力制衡思想对现代社会仍然具有启发意义。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. You have to balance the advantages of living in a big city against the disadvantages.
      你必须权衡住在大城市的利与弊。
    2. The company will lay off workers to balance the budget.
      这家公司会裁员,以平衡预算。
    3. This year's profits will balance our previous losses.
      本年度的盈利将与上一年度的亏损相抵。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. The dancer could balance on one toe.
      舞蹈演员可以用一个脚趾平衡。
    2. The aviator warped a wing tip to regain balance.
      飞行员使一机翼的端部翘起,以恢复平衡。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.
      我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。
    2. We try to strike a balance between justice and mercy.
      我们设法做到宽严并济,恩威兼施。
    3. She temporarily lost her balance during the long months of solitude.
      在与外界隔绝的漫长岁月中,她一度失去心态的平衡。
    4. The balance of evidence lies against her.
      证据偏向于对她不利。
    5. Weigh that loaf of bread on the balance, please.
      把那块面包放在天平上称一称。
    6. My bank balance isn't very large.
      我银行存款不多。
    7. I'd like to take the balance of my holidays in September.
      我想在九月份用完我剩下的假期。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. When you learn to ride a bicycle you must learn to balance.
      你学骑自行车时必须学会平衡。
    2. He tried to balance on one foot.
      他试着用一只脚站稳。
    3. The dancer could balance on one toe.
      这个舞蹈演员能在一个脚尖上保持平衡。
    4. My accounts balance.
      我的账收支平衡。
    5. The company's accounts did not balance.
      公司的收支不平衡。
    6. Income and expenditures exactly balance.
      收支恰好相抵。
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. Can you balance yourself on skates?
      你穿了溜冰鞋能保持身体平衡吗?
    2. Can you balance a coin on its edge?
      你能把一枚硬币竖立起来吗?
    3. He balanced the two rocks in his hands.
      他用手掂两块石头的分量。
    4. We must balance the good and evil of things.
      我们必须权衡事物的善与恶。
    5. The weight here balances the weight there.
      这边的重量与那边的重量相等。
    6. A child's exercise and rest should balance each other.
      孩子的运动和休息应互相抵消。
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    7. A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.
      政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。

用法讲解

n. (名词)
  1. balance用作名词的基本意思是“平衡,对比”,引申可表示“调和,均势”,还可表示思想或情绪上的稳定、镇定、沉着,有时还可表示重量、力量或数量上的偏重,作此解是不可数名词,但其前可加不定冠词。
  2. balance还可作“天平,秤”解,引申可表示“平衡力,制衡作用,抵消作用”。balance也可作“结存,结余,余额”解,指财务上的收支差额或余额。在美式英语中the balance可作“残余,余额”解。
  3. 表示“一副天平”，可说a balance，也可说a pair of balance。表示“用天平称某物”可接介词in或on。
v. (动词)
  1. balance的基本意思是对物体各部分进行适当调整,使重量均衡或比例协调,从而达到稳固或稳定的目的。引申可指均衡或比较事物的利弊、优势或轻重、缓急等。
  1. 美国人习惯用the balance表示“其余”，而英国人则习惯用the remainder或the rest来表示。
v. (动词)
balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, offset
  • 这组词都可表示“赔偿,弥补”。其区别是：
  • compensate表示“赔偿”,意思最广泛,可以指补偿损失、酬报劳役、弥补缺陷等; countervail表示“补偿”，强调在能力或效率方面可以抵消已造成的影响、伤害或损失。balance表示“弥补”,指相互调节,以达到在数量、质量、大小、重要性或效率等方面的平衡或均衡; offset表示“弥补”,强调在善与恶、得与失、赢与亏等方面的均衡; counterbalance表示“弥补”“抵消”,多指弥补不足之处; counterpoise表示“抵消”“均衡”,指提供相同的重量或相等的价值等。
    • remainder，surplus，rest，remains，balance
  • 这些名词均含“剩余部分”之意。
  • remainder含义较广，可指数学运算中的余数，也指从整体取走或用掉部分后的所余部分，或一群人走掉一部分剩下的人。
  • surplus表盈余。
  • rest最普通用词与定冠词连用，指任何指定数量的人或物等。
  • remains常指人或动物死后的遗体或遗骨，也指古代文明的遗迹或去世作家尚未发表的遗稿。
  • balance指支取存款的余额或减去各种开支后的尾数。

    • 词源解说

    • ☆ 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的balance，意为天平，秤；最初源自拉丁语的bilanx：bi (双） + lanx (盘子），意为有双盘的度量衡。
    用作名词 (n.)
    in the balance
      悬而未决,犹豫 in a state of uncertainty
    on balance
      全面考虑之后,总的说来 when everything has been considered
    用作动词 (v.)
    balance against (v. + prep.)
      使抵消,均衡 weigh sth against sth
      balance sth against sth

      We must balance his good qualities against his faults.

      我们应该用他的优点来抵消他的缺点。

      We balance the benefits against the costs of medical insurance.

      我们把医疗保险的好处与其开支加以权衡。

      He balanced a trip to the mountains against the chance of a summer job.

      他把去山里旅行与夏季打工的机会作了比较。

      She balanced the attractions of high salary against the prospect of working long hours.

      她权衡高工资和工作时间长这两方面的利益。

    balance out (v. + adv.)
      相等,平衡,比得上 be equal weight
      balance out

      I hope that the figures for income and costs balance out.

      我希望收支平衡。

      At the end of the year the accounts balance out.

      年终时,账上正好收支平衡。

      balance sth ⇔ out

      The advantages of having a car and the money it costs balance each other out.

      有汽车的好处与买汽车的破费相互抵偿了。

      The enthusiasm of your side and the determination of the other balance each other out.

      你们劲头十足,对方决心很大,两者不相上下。

    balance with (v. + prep.)
      使(一方)抵消; 均衡(另一方) weigh (sth) against (sth else); consider (sth) in relation to (usually sth opposite)
      balance with sth

      The punishment did not balance with the offense.

      惩罚与罪过不相称。

      The total of the figures should balance with that one in the third column.

      这些数字的总和应和第三栏的总和保持平衡。

    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+～ 形容词+～ 名词+～ ～+名词 介词+～ ～+介词
    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+名词 ～+副词 ～+介词

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