counterbalance
英 ['ka?nt?,b?l(?)ns]
美[,ka?nt?'b?l?ns]
- n. 平衡力；自動抵銷
- vt. 使平衡；抵消
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?counterbalances;過去式:?counterbalanced;過去分詞:?counterbalanced;現在分詞:?counterbalancing;
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.
雙語例句
- 1. Add honey to counterbalance the acidity.
- 加點蜂蜜來調和酸味。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.
- 他妻子的沉著冷靜抵銷了他的急性子脾氣.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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習的遲鈍.
來自《用法詞典》
- 4. Mine hoists are usually operated by the counterbalance of an ascending and a descending car.
- 礦井升降機通常用一個升車一個落車互相平衡的方法進行操作.
來自《用法詞典》
- 5. The two weights counterbalance each other.
- 那兩個秤錘互成平衡.
來自辭典例句