balance
英 [ˈbæləns] 美 [ˈbæləns]

n.

平衡；天平；平衡力；（酿酒配料的）均衡

vt.& vi.

（使）平衡；（使）均衡；（使）相抵；权衡

vt.

结平（账目）；使（在某物上）保持平衡；使（各部分）协调；用天平称

vi.

微微摇摆；倾斜后又复平衡；动摇；被补偿

变形

复数：balances过去式：balanced过去分词：balanced现在分词：balancing第三人称单数：balances

双语释义

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

balance[ 'bæləns ]

• n.
  • a state of equilibrium
  • a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
  • equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • 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"

    同义词：proportionproportionality

  • equality of distribution

    同义词：equilibriumequipoisecounterbalance

  • something left after other parts have been taken away

    "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

    同义词：remainderresidualresidueresiduumrest

  • the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra

    同义词：Libra

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

    同义词：LibraLibra the BalanceLibra the Scales

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

    同义词：symmetrysymmetricalnesscorrespondence

  • a weight that balances another weight

    同义词：counterweightcounterbalancecounterpoiseequalizerequaliser

  • 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

    同义词：balance wheel

• v.
  • bring into balance or equilibrium

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

    同义词：equilibrateequilibrizeequilibrise

  • compute credits and debits of an account
  • hold or carry in equilibrium

    同义词：poise

  • be in equilibrium

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• achieve balance获得平衡
• acquire balance获得平衡
• collect the balance收取余款
• disturb the balance打乱平衡
• keep balance保持平衡
• lose one's balance失去平衡
• maintain balance保持平衡
• make up the balance补足差额
• recover the balance恢复平衡
• refund the balance补偿差额
• regain the balance恢复平衡
• restore the balance恢复平衡
• strike a balance结算账目
• throw off one's balance失去平衡
• upset the balance打乱平衡

形容词+～

• analytical balance分析天平
• favorable balance顺差,出超
• international balances国际平衡
• perfect balance恰到好处
• strategic balance战略平衡
• unfavorable balance逆差,入超

名词+～

• bank balance银行存款
• credit balance账上贷方余额
• laboratory balance实验室天平

～+名词

• balance beam(体操的)平衡木

介词+～

• in balance总的说来
• on balance权衡起来,收支相抵
• out of balance失去平衡

～+介词

• the balance of nature生态平衡
• the balance of revenue and expenditure收支平衡

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• balance an account结账
• balance a coin使硬币平衡
• balance the good and evil of things权衡事物的善与恶

～+副词

• balance accurately准确地衡量
• balance cautiously慎重地权衡
• balance dexterously娴熟地保持平衡
• balance equally均衡
• balance eventually最终平衡
• balance exactly恰好相抵
• balance both physically and mentally从身心双方面权衡
• balance off抵消
• balance out抵消掉
• balance up相抗衡

～+介词

• balance against相比较,相抵消
• balance against the other把一种与另一种进行比较
• balance good qualities against shortcoming以优点抵消缺点
• balance A by B使甲乙两方均衡
• balance in one's choice权衡利弊
• balance in power势均力敌
• balance A with B使甲乙两方均衡

词组短语

balance of平衡

in balance adv. 总而言之，总的来说

in the balance悬而未决；在危急状态中

balance sheet资产负债表

on balance总而言之，总的来说

ecological balance生态平衡

hold the balance举足轻重

strike a balance结帐；公平处理

energy balance[化]能量平衡，能量衡算

out of balance不平衡，失去平衡

dynamic balance动态平衡，动平衡

heat balance热平衡；热量衡算

balance method天平测比重法；平衡表法

material balance物料平衡；物料衡算

balance equation平衡方程，平衡方程式

water balance水平衡；液体平衡

on the balance[经]两抵

load balance负载平衡

balance of power（国际间的）均势；力量对比

mass balance质量平衡；物料平衡

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

balance, remainder, remains, rest, surplus

这组词都有“剩余部分”的意思，其区别是：

balance指支取存款的余额或减去各种开支后的尾数。

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。

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。

rest最普通用词与定冠词连用，指任何指定数量的人或物等。

surplus指超过需要数量之外的剩余。

双语例句

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。

权威例句

Legged Robots That Balance
A Model of Balance-of-Payments Crises
The Optimal Balance between Size and Number of Offspring
Measuring balance in the elderly: validation of an instrument
Detailed Balance Limit of Efficiency of p‐n Junction Solar Cells
Brain corticosteroid receptor balance in health and disease.
Functional Reach: A New Clinical Measure of Balance
Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviors.
The Twin Crises: The Causes of Banking and Balance-Of-Payments Problems
Tree allometry and improved estimation of carbon stocks and balance in tropical forests