counterbalance
英 ['ka?nt?,b?l(?)ns]
美 [,ka?nt?'b?l?ns]
- n. 平衡力；自動(dòng)抵銷(xiāo)
- vt. 使平衡；抵消
中文詞源
counterbalance 制約，反平衡counter-, 相反。balance, 平衡。
英文詞源
- counterbalance (v.)
- 1570s, from counter- + balance (v.), in reference to scales. Figurative use dates from 1630s. As a noun, from c. 1600.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Add honey to counterbalance the acidity.
- 加點(diǎn)蜂蜜來(lái)調(diào)和酸味。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.
- 他妻子的沉著冷靜抵銷(xiāo)了他的急性子脾氣.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. The boy's earnest effort counterbalance his slowness at learning.
- 這孩子孜孜不倦的努力抵消了他學(xué)習(xí)的遲鈍.
來(lái)自《用法詞典》
- 4. Mine hoists are usually operated by the counterbalance of an ascending and a descending car.
- 礦井升降機(jī)通常用一個(gè)升車(chē)一個(gè)落車(chē)互相平衡的方法進(jìn)行操作.
來(lái)自《用法詞典》
- 5. The two weights counterbalance each other.
- 那兩個(gè)秤錘互成平衡.
來(lái)自辭典例句