新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

balance

英  [ˈbæləns]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • balances

    1[U 不可数名词] 平衡能力

    Balance is the ability to remain steady when you are standing up.

    双语例句

    例:

    The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.

    你现在吃的药可能会影响你的平衡能力。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 均衡

    A balance is a situation in which all the different parts are equal in strength or importance.

    双语例句

    例:

    the ecological balance of the forest.

    森林的生态平衡。

    例:

    We are for ever trying to achieve a balance between two opposites.

    我们一直试图在两个对立面中获得均衡。

    例:

    a way to ensure that people get the right balance of foods.

    一种确保人们得到均衡的饮食的方法。

    3[SING 单数型名词] (表示冲突中的)形势 , 胜利天平

    If the balance tips in your favour, you start winning or succeeding, especially in a conflict or contest.

    双语例句

    例:

    a powerful new gun which could tip the balance of the war in their favour.

    可能会使战争的天平向他们倾斜的一种威力强大的新型炮。

    4[C 可数名词] (账户上的)余额

    The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'd like to check the balance in my account please.

    我想查一下我账户的余额。

    5[SING 单数型名词] 余款 , 结余

    The balance of an amount of money is what remains to be paid for something or what remains when part of the amount has been spent.

    近义词

    remainder

    双语例句

    例:

    They were due to pay the balance on delivery.

    他们定在货到时支付余款。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • keep your balance , lose your balance

    1保持平衡 , 失去平衡

    If you keep your balance, for example, when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was holding onto the rail to keep her balance.

    她抓着栏杆来保持身体平衡。

  • off balance

    1失去平衡

    If you are off balance, you are in an unsteady position and about to fall.

    双语例句

    例:

    A gust of wind knocked him off balance and he fell face down in the mud.

    一阵大风吹得他失去了平衡,脸朝下摔在了泥里。

  • on balance

    1总的说来

    You can say on balance to indicate that you are stating an opinion after considering all the relevant facts or arguments.

    双语例句

    例:

    On balance he agreed with Christine.

    总的说来,他同意克里斯蒂娜的看法。

    VERB. 动词
  • balances , balancing , balanced

    1[I 不及物动词] 使平衡 , 平衡

    If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.

    双语例句

    例:

    I balanced on the ledge.

    我在岩壁上站稳。

    2[RECIP 相互动词] 使均衡

    If you balance one thing with something different, each of the things has the same strength or importance.

    双语例句

    例:

    Balance spicy dishes with mild ones.

    使辛辣的菜和清淡的菜均衡。

    例:

    The government has to find some way to balance these two needs.

    政府得找到某种方法来平衡这两种需求。

    例:

    Supply and demand on the currency market will generally balance.

    货币市场上的供需关系将会大致平衡。

    3[T 及物动词] 权衡 , 使协调

    If you balance one thing against another, you consider its importance in relation to the other one.

    双语例句

    例:

    She carefully tried to balance religious sensitivities against democratic freedom.

    她小心翼翼地努力协调着宗教情感与民主自由。

    4[T 及物动词] 使(收支)平衡

    If someone balances their budget or if a government balances the economy of a country, they make sure that the amount of money that is spent is not greater than the amount that is received.

    双语例句

    例:

    He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.

    他通过严格控制公共开支来平衡预算。

    5[I 不及物动词] 使(账目)平衡 , 使(收支)相等

    If you balance your books or make them balance, you prove by calculation that the amount of money you have received is equal to the amount that you have spent.

    双语例句

    例:

    teaching them to balance the books.

    教他们平衡账目。