| 单词 | balance |
| 释义 | balance (once / 146 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little — of any quality, which leads to harmony or evenness. You might admire the balance someone has achieved between working hard and having fun. The noun form of balance can also describe finances: If you're making monthly payments on a loan, the total amount you still owe is the balance. Balance is also the physical steadiness that keeps you on your feet. You balance your weight between both sides of your body. Balance has a verb form that has several shades of meaning, typically involving one thing correctly weighed against another, like when you balance your budget. WORD FAMILYbalance: balanced, balancer, balances, balancing, counterbalance, imbalance, microbalance, overbalance, unbalance+/balanced: balancedly/balancer: balancers/balancing: balancings, self-balancing/counterbalance: counterbalanced, counterbalances, counterbalancing/imbalance: imbalanced, imbalances/overbalance: overbalanced, overbalances, overbalancing/unbalance: unbalanced, unbalances, unbalancing USAGE EXAMPLES“There’s just so many checks and balances, it just doesn’t surprise me that he got caught before this plane was able to leave the gate.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Instead, he’ll be home, watching Aria continue to work on her balance. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Symptoms include fever, nasal secretions, poor balance, anorexia and aborted pregnancies. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Syn|Hyper proportion, proportionality arrangement, placement the spatial property of the way in which something is placed 2n a state of equilibrium Ant|Hypo|Hyper imbalance, instability, unbalance a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium tension a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) electrolyte balancean equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning nitrogen balancethe balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted) equilibrium a stable situation in which forces cancel one another 3n equality of distribution Syn|Hypo|Hyper counterbalance, 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 4n (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance (mathematics) a lack of symmetry geometrical regularity, regularity a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilateralitythe property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane radial symmetrythe property of symmetry about an axis spatial property, spatiality any property relating to or occupying space 5v be in equilibrium He was balancing on one foot Syn|Hyper equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 6v bring into balance or equilibrium She has to balance work and her domestic duties balance the two weights Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize poise hold or carry in equilibrium unbalance throw out of balance or equilibrium complement make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make upadjust for cancel, offset, set offmake up for countervail, offsetcompensate for or counterbalance trimbalance in flight by regulating the control surfaces counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralizeoppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions carrycompensate 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 fit, match make correspond or harmonize 7v hold or carry in equilibrium 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper poise equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize bring into balance or equilibrium juggle hold with difficulty and balance insecurely bear, carry, hold support or hold in a certain manner 1n something left after other parts have been taken away he took what he wanted and I got the balance Syn|Hypo|Hyper remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest leftover, remnant a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists component, component part, constituent, moiety, part, portion something determined in relation to something that includes it 2n the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account Hypo|Hyper balance of trade, trade balance, trade gap, visible balance the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise carry-forward, carry-overthe accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves compensating balance, offsetting balancea minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank invisible balancethe difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes difference, remainder the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend 3n equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account Hypo|Hyper trial balance a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality equality the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status 4v compute credits and debits of an account 3Hyper account, calculate keep an account of 1n a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity Hypo|Hyper beam balance a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm electronic balancea balance that generates a current proportional to the displacement of the pan microbalancebalance for weighing very small objects spring balance, spring scalea balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring beam scale, lever scale, steelyarda portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length analytical balance, chemical balancea beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis scale, weighing machine a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass 2n a weight that balances another weight Syn|Hypo|Hyper counterbalance, 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 3n a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat Syn|Hyper balance wheel wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) Balance (once / 4146 pages) n WORD FAMILY Balance: Balances USAGE EXAMPLESBalance in life, balance in diet, balance in everything. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Balance was an issue throughout the evening, with the low strings seizing outsize attention. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Balance the church, the poor, invading armies and bewitching suitors, all in the hopes of staying alive more than two years. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Syn|Exp Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided 2n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra Syn|Hyper Libra individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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