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单词	counterweights
释义	counterweight noun coun·​ter·​weight ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌwāt  : an equivalent weight or force : counterbalance counterweight transitive verb Synonyms balance canceler canceller corrective counter counteraction counterbalance counterforce counterpoise equipoise neutralizer offset See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The crane has a heavy counterweight on the back. hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence Recent Examples on the Web At that time, the cultivation of an interior life was a necessary counterweight to the lack of physical space and privacy. Jeffrey A. Hall, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 The former premier was also an architect of the Quad, a group of like-minded regional powers, including the United States, that is a counterweight to China. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 Mothers of Gynecology is a historical counterweight, offering another side of the story. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2022 Much like gravity pulls an object back to earth, herd immunity is the counterweight to sustained epidemic growth. David Robertson, STAT, 30 Mar. 2022 And while that system still has weaknesses, its ability to respond to extremism will be a critical counterweight to an emboldened far-right. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022 Their influence is a counterweight to my love of modernist designers like Paul Rand and A. M. Cassandre. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 The roadbed swings upward and is balanced by a counterweight. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022 The Big Ten is at the forefront of those changes, as Warren orchestrated the addition of Southern California and UCLA in June to make the league a coast-to-coast counterweight to the expanding Southeastern Conference. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1693, in the meaning defined above counterweights noun plural of counterweight as in offsets a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective hard work can often be a counterweight to modest intelligence Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance offsets counters balances correctives counterbalances counterpoises neutralizers ballasts counteractions counterforces cancelers counter-forces weights cancellers equipoises trade-offs
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