| 单词 | counterbalance |
| 释义 | counterbalance (once / 3314 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY counterbalance: counterbalanced, counterbalances, counterbalancing+/balance: balanced, balancer, balances, balancing, counterbalance, imbalance, microbalance, overbalance, unbalance/balanced: balancedly/balancer: balancers/balancing: balancings, self-balancing/imbalance: imbalanced, imbalances/overbalance: overbalanced, overbalances, overbalancing/unbalance: unbalanced, unbalances, unbalancing USAGE EXAMPLESBut, as if to counterbalance this end-credits high, Jungle Fever also contains the title track. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) Ghana was supposed to be a Western-backed model to counterbalance the fast growing economies of autocratically ruled Rwanda and Ethiopia. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) He paid about $14,000 for the recount to provide what he called a counterbalance to the recounts sought by Stein. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1 1n a weight that balances another weight Syn|Hypo|Hyper balance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer sash weight a counterweight for a sliding sash tare(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals weight an artifact that is heavy 2n a compensating equivalent Syn|Hyper offset compensation something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) 3v oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions Syn|Hypo|Hyper counteract, countervail, neutralize override counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) cancel, offset, set off make up for 4v adjust for Syn|Hypo|Hyper compensate, correct, even off, even out, even up, make up carry compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance compensate, cover, overcompensatemake up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium 5v contrast with equal weight or force 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper oppose counterpoise, counterpose, counterweight constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to contrast, counterpoint to show differences when compared; be different n equality of distribution Syn|Hypo|Hyper balance, equilibrium, equipoise conformation a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing proportion, symmetrybalance among the parts of something construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts |
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