单词 | unbalanced |
释义 | unbalanced (once / 6281 pages) adj When something is unbalanced, it's uneven or unstable. If your weight on a surfboard is unbalanced, you risk falling off. Things can be physically unbalanced, like a seesaw with only one kid on it, or more figuratively unbalanced. For example, your mom might think you have an unbalanced diet if you rarely eat vegetables, and you'd describe your high school education as unbalanced if you didn't take any math classes. Another way to be unbalanced is to be mentally ill or emotionally disturbed. WORD FAMILYunbalance: unbalanced, unbalances, unbalancing+/balance: 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 USAGE EXAMPLESMr Netanyahu said he was disappointed with the speech, which he said was "unbalanced" and "obsessively focused" on settlements. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Police say the boat became unbalanced when too many passengers moved to one side. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) The sharpening must be done evenly, as an unbalanced blade will cause vibration. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj being or thrown out of equilibrium Syn|Ant imbalanced labile liable to change balanced being in a state of proper equilibrium counterbalanced, counterpoisedbrought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another harmonious, proportionate, symmetricalexhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities poisedmarked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action self-balancingof someone or something that balances himself or itself stablemaintaining equilibrium well-balancedin an optimal state of balance or equilibrium 2adj affected with madness or insanity Syn brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unhinged insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement 3adj debits and credits are not equal Syn unequal poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure |
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