单词 | rebalance |
释义 | rebalancen. A restoration or alteration of balance (in various senses); an instance or result of rebalancing something. Also as a mass noun. ΚΠ 1898 Philos. Trans. 1897 (Royal. Soc.) A. 190 317 The extension passage and the thermometer were all rigidly attached to the brake, and moved with it, which entailed a re-balance of the brake. 1948 T. D. Eliot in H. Becker & R. Hill Family, Marriage & Parenthood v. xxi. 629 A pose of cheer..may conceal melancholy and reveal lack of rebalance. 1971 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 24 Jan. c4/7 (advt.) Tire rotation. Tire rebalance. Puncture repair. 1991 P. A. Cowan in P.A. Cowan & M. Hetherington Family Transitions i. i. 15 Transitions involve a qualitative shift in perceptions of oneself and the world, and an imbalance usually, but not always, followed by rebalance in our emotional equilibrium. 2003 Daily Tel. 10 Feb. 15/3 It was a struggle for and against a rebalance of power. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rebalancev. transitive. To restore the correct balance to; to alter the balance of; to balance again (in various senses of the verb). Also intransitive: to reattain the correct balance. ΚΠ 1822 London Med. Repository 17 445 Preparations of this medicine [sc. opium]..restrain inordinate excretion, and rebalance all excessive organic actions. 1871 Times 9 Mar. 9/1 The series of arguments.., which Committees of both Houses have already balanced and rebalanced without any practical result. 1909 Washington Post 15 Nov. 1/1 The bucket is not hung right... It strikes and bounds in the shaft. It must be rebalanced. 1923 H. A. Gibbons Europe since 1918 xxix. 588 The more stable European countries could in time conquer the problem of inflation and rebalance their budgets. 1956 J. Peter Masters Mod. Archit. 35 His intuitive qualities should be the antidote against over-mechanization, apt to rebalance our life and to humanize the impact of the machine. 1998 Good Health Mag. Mar. 94/3 Polarity Therapy uses a series of subtle and deep touches which allow a client's energy system to rebalance through stimulating previously unconscious tissue memory. 2004 Nat. Health Nov. 95/2 Just relax while the detox reaction helps to rebalance your body by excreting toxins through the kidneys, liver, bowel and skin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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