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balance

英 ['bæl(ə)ns] 美['bæləns]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词measure steady weigh equalize

反义词

n. 平衡；余额；匀称
vt. 使平衡；结算；使相称
vi. 保持平衡；相称；抵销
n. (Balance)人名；(西)巴兰塞

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词态变化

复数: balances;第三人称单数: balances;过去式: balanced;过去分词: balanced;现在分词: balancing;

中文词源

balance 平衡

来自拉丁短语libra bilanx. Libra, 秤，天秤座。bi, 二。lanx, 盘子。原义指秤，称量，后指平衡。

英英释意

1. a state of equilibrium

2. a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

3. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

4. 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

5. equality of distribution

6. something left after other parts have been taken away;: "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

7. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

8. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

9. an equivalent counterbalancing weight

10. 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

英文词源

balance: balance: [13] The underlying etymological meaning of balance is of a weighing apparatus with ‘two pans’ for holding things. In Latin this was a lībra bilanx, literally ‘scales with two pans’ – bilanx being compounded from bi- ‘two’ and lanx ‘plate, pan’. Bilanx passed, in its stem from bilanc-, via Vulgar Latin *bilancia into Old French balance, the source of the English word.
balance (n.): early 13c., "apparatus for weighing," from Old French balance (12c.) "balance, scales for weighing," also in the figurative sense; from Medieval Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx, from Latin (libra) bilanx "(scale) having two pans," possibly from Latin bis "twice" + lanx "dish, plate, scale of a balance." The accounting sense is from 1580s; the meaning "general harmony between parts" is from 1732; sense of "physical equipoise" is from 1660s. Balance of power in the geopolitical sense is from 1701. Many figurative uses (such as hang in the balance, late 14c.), are from Middle English image of the scales in the hands of personified Justice, Fortune, Fate, etc.
balance (v.): 1570s, "be equal with," from balance (n.). Meaning "bring or keep in equilibrium" is from 1630s; that of "keep oneself in equilibrium" is from 1833. Of accounts, from 1580s. Related: Balanced; balancing. Balanced meal, diet, etc. is from 1908.

同义词辨析

remainder, surplus, rest, remains, balance

这些名词均含"剩余部分"之意。

remainder：含义较广，可指数学运算中的余数，也指从整体取走或用掉部分后的所余部分，或一群人走掉一部分剩下的人。

surplus：指超过需要数量之外的剩余。

rest：最普通用词与定冠词连用，指任何指定数量的人或物等。

remains：常指人或动物死后的遗体或遗骨，也指古代文明的遗迹或去世作家尚未发表的遗稿。

balance：指支取存款的余额或减去各种开支后的尾数。

考试真题

They are under growing pressure to balance their national budgets.

A part-time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.

It is important to keep a balance between work and life.

Finally, flexibility and balance training are increasingly important as the body ages.

But for the remainder, the risk of cancer, while increased at the end of life, must be balanced with other factors like remaining life expectancy（预期寿命）.

A part-time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.

In one the focus could be on building financial success and personal achievement, in another on creating a better work/life balance, still another on exploring and understanding options more fully, or becoming an independent producer, yet another on makin

It's also not all about work-life balance.

It's also the age range when many women are trying to balance careers and home.

A search for balance between tradition and novelty.

The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.

With technology everywhere in our life, it has become virtually impossible for most workers to keep a balance between work and life.

We have to understand and think about the implications, and balance these great innovations with the potential downsides they naturally carry with them.

Too many workplace policies effectively prohibit employees from developing a healthy work-life balance by barring them from taking time off, even when they need it most.

Seven in 10 workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance.

As technology ( ' , and with it, work emails) seeps ( ' , 渗入 ) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

and the choice of commencement speakers often reflects a balance of institutional priorities and aspirations

Crucially, as they opened up their markets, they balanced market economy with sensible government direction.

While that may not do much for imports, it does help GM's balance sheet – and hence makes the jobs of U.S.-based executives more stable.

They find it hard to balance career and family.

In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed.

What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States

"They were able to walk fester, had improved balance, and were also able to get up out of a chair faster than the control group," Starr says.

As technology and with it, work emails seeps (渗入) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

Here is the most malignant threat to our personal freedom, particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shifted so dramatically from worker to boss.

However, finding a balance between team efforts and individual projects that give you independent recognition is important for making a name for yourself and providing opportunities for advancement.

It involved skiing with his legs apart for better balance and sitting back on the skis when he came to a turn.

Keith Reid, a science manager at CCAMLR, said that the organisation sought "a balance between protection, conservation and sustainable fishing in the Southern Ocean".

Positive emotions balance out negative ones, but they have other powerful benefits, too.

Seven in ten workers say they struggle to maintain work-life balance.

The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better work-life balance.

Thus the more imbalanced we become due to overworking, the more value there is in activities that allow us to return to a state of balance.

Too many workplace policies effectively prohibit employees from developing a healthy work-life balance by barring them from taking time off, even when they need it most.

You see there has been a sharp increase in Indian's balance of payment deficit.

Also explores philosophy and wellbeing to make sure young readers have a balanced take on life.

An A-team may require A balance—not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.

He had the rare balance of fun and compassion.

How does an early-warning system help us maintain the ecological balance?

Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.

On reviewing these local news events, it seems Tiverton has a balance of good news and bad news.

Rich countries gain more from powerful Nifio, on balance, than they lose.

The change in how coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very existence of, certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world's ecological balance.

These actions have greatly affected the ecological balance.

These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiorsthat in some way enhance, establish, or promote a companies image.

Through such a balance, he had created a new type of Chinese architecture, said tadao ando, the winner of the 1995 pritzker prize.

When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his balance and had a bad fall.

But on the more important matter of the Constitution,the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

Job security or stability was the second most important career goal work-life balance was number one, followed by a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the great good.

Julie Park of Grand Rapids Community College points to another key to luring millennials into manufacturing, a work/life balance.

Parents don't have to be exquisitely present at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive to a child's verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need.

Reding invited corporations to sign up for gender balance goals of 40 per cent female board membership.

Stop laughing: It's not just cost effective but helps you balance your diet.

This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance.

Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources.

While the conversation around our environment and our responsibility toward it remains centered on shopping hags and straws, we're ignoring the balance of power that implies that as "consumers" we must shop sustainably, rather than as "citizens" hole our

词组搭配

balance of payments

the difference in total value between payments into and out of a country over a period

国际收支差额

balance of power

a situation in which states of the world have roughly equal power

（各国间）均势

the power held by a small group when larger groups are of equal strength

（在大集团势力相当时）小集团的举足轻重地位

balance of trade

the difference in value between a country's imports and exports

贸易差额，进出口差额

strike a balance

choose a moderate course or compromise

妥协；采取折中办法

throw (或 catch) someone off balance

cause someone to become unsteady and in danger of falling

使某人摇摇欲坠

in the balance

In an undetermined and often critical position

悬而未决；紧要关头：处于未确定的或经常是关键性的位置

Our plans were left hanging in the balance. Resolution of these matters is still in the balance.
我们的计划被搁置下来处于悬而未决的状态。这些事情的结果尚未可知

on balance

Taking everything into consideration; all in all.

总而言之：将一切事情考虑在内；包括一切地

实用场景例句

to check your bank balance (= to find out how much money there is in your account): 核对银行结存

The balance of $500 must be paid within 90 days.: 500元结欠款必须于90天之内付清。

Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.: 尽量保持工作与休闲均衡。

This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions.: 这份报纸不偏不倚地报道不同的意见。

Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.: 观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。

His wife's death disturbed the balance of his mind .: 妻子的离世使他心神不宁。

Athletes need a good sense of balance.: 运动员要有良好的平衡感。

I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates.: 我穿着新溜冰鞋，努力保持平衡。

She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off.: 她骑车拐弯时失去平衡，摔了下来。

She was trying to behave as if his visit hadn't thrown her off balance.: 她尽力装作对他的造访并不吃惊。

On balance he agreed with Christine.: 总的来说，他同意克里斯蒂娜的意见。

He swung around, almost losing his balance.: 他蓦地转身，差点失去平衡。

A gust of wind knocked him off balance and he fell face down in the mud.: 一阵大风刮得他失去平衡，脸朝下摔在泥里。

The fate of a project which could revolutionise the use of computers in hospitals hangs in the balance.: 可能给医院的计算机使用带来革命的项目仍然前途未明。

She was holding onto the rail to keep her balance...: 她抓住扶手以保持平衡。

He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.: 他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。

...teaching them to balance the books...: 教他们结平账目

To make the books balance, spending must fall and taxes must rise.: 为了使收支相等，必须减少支出，增加税收。

I'd like to check the balance in my account please.: 请查一下我的账户余额。

They were due to pay the balance on delivery.: 他们应该在货到时支付余额。

The balance continues to swing away from final examinations to continuous assessment.: 期末考试渐渐被连续性评估所取代。

She carefully tried to balance religious sensitivities against democratic freedom.: 她谨慎地试图对宗教情感和民主自由两者作出权衡。

The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.: 你现在服用的药物可能会影响身体的平衡能力。

Balance spicy dishes with mild ones...: 做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相当。

The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs...: 国家必须找出平衡这两种需求的办法。

Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values...: 他们的婚姻在传统和现代价值观之间保持着微妙平衡。

There was no other way to ensure that people would get the right balance of foods.: 没有其他方法可以确保人们饮食均衡。

...a powerful new gun which could tip the balance of the war in their favour...: 将使他们在战争中占据优势的威力巨大的新型火炮

I balanced on the ledge...: 我在窗台上站稳。

He balanced a football on his head.: 他将一只足球稳稳地顶在头上。