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balance
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- Conjugation :
past
balanced
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balancing
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Derivatives :
adj
balanceable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- balance
['bæləns]
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1.
noun
[of person]
[ object]
(equilibrium) 平衡
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2.
noun
[u/s]
[fig]
(in situation) 平衡
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3.
noun
[c]
(in bank account) 余额
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4.
noun
[s]
(remainder to be paid) 余欠之数
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5.
vt.
[+object]
使平衡
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6.
vt.
[+budget]
[ account]
使收支平衡
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7.
vt.
[+pros and cons]
权衡
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8.
vt.
(compensate for) 弥补
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9.
vt.
(make equal) 等量齐观
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10.
vi.
[person]
[ object+]
保持平衡
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to keep/lose one's balance
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保持/失去平衡
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off balance
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失去平衡
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to hang in the balance
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悬而未决
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on balance
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总的来看
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balance of payments
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国际收支差额
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balance of trade
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进出口贸易差额
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balance carried forward
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余额转下页
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balance brought forward
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余额承前页
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to balance the books
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平衡收支
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- balance
[ˈbæləns]
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1.
n.[c/u]
平衡,均势
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Dizziness is the broad term used to explain how we feel when our sense of balance isn't quite right.
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头晕是一个很宽泛的术语,它用来解释当我们的平衡感不好时所具有的感觉。
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2.
n.[u]
[Accounting]
收支平衡
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Whenever you cancel, we will repay any credit balance outstanding.
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任何时候如果你取消,那么我们将返还所有存款结余。
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3.
n.[c]
和谐,均称
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Humans need to find a balance with nature.
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人类需要与大自然和谐相处。
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In all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance.
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所有极为美丽的东西都有相互对应的两个部分和相互平衡。
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4.
noun
平均分配
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There are busy times and slower times and it's all about striking a balance with my work.
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有忙的时候和不忙的时候,这完全是个自己平衡工作的问题。
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5.
n.[c]
[Singular]
结余,剩余量
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What's the leftover balance I need to pay?
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我们需要支付的余额是多少?
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He took what he wanted and I got the balance.
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他得到了他想要的,我也得到了我想要的。
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6.
n.[c]
[Accounting]
[Singular]
收支差额,余额
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7.
n.[c]
[Astronomy]
天秤座的人
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8.
n.[u]
[Astrology]
天秤座,天平座
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9.
n.[u]
[Mathematics]
对称,对称性
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10.
n.[c]
砝码,秤砣
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11.
n.[c]
摆轮,平衡轮
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12.
n.[c]
秤,天平
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The captive birds were trained to weigh themselves on electronic balances.
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笼鸟被训练得自行在电子秤上称体重。
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13.
n.[u]
平衡力
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14.
n.[u]
身心平衡
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15.
vt.
协调,使平衡,使均衡
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I can't balance work and home duties effectively.
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我无法有效地平衡工作和家务。
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She has to balance work and her domestic duties.
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她不得不平衡一下工作和家庭责任。
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16.
vt.
[Accounting]
结算,使收支相等
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I balance my checkbook every weekend.
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我每个周末都结算我的支票簿。
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17.
vi.
[Accounting]
收支平衡
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18.
verb
(使)保持平衡
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The girl was balancing a book on her head.
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这个女孩头顶上放着一本书。
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19.
vt.
抵消,弥补
Collins English-English Dictionary
- balance
['bæləns]
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1.
n
a weighing device, generally consisting of a horizontal beam pivoted at its centre, from the ends of which two pans are suspended. The substance to be weighed is placed in one pan and known weights are placed in the other until the beam returns to the horizontal - See also microbalance
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2.
n
an imagined device for assessing events, actions, motives, etc, in relation to each other (esp in the phrases weigh in the balance, hang in the balance)
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3.
n
a state of equilibrium
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4.
n
something that brings about such a state
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5.
n
equilibrium of the body; steadiness
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to lose one's balance
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6.
n
emotional stability; calmness of mind
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7.
n
harmony in the parts of a whole
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balance in an artistic composition
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8.
n
the act of weighing factors, quantities, etc, against each other
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9.
n
the power to influence or control
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he held the balance of power
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10.
n
something that remains or is left
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let me have the balance of what you owe me
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11.
n
[accounting]
equality of debit and credit totals in an account
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12.
n
a difference between such totals
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13.
n
[chem]
the state of a chemical equation in which the number, kind, electrical charges, etc, of the atoms on opposite sides are equal
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14.
n
a balancing movement
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15.
n
short for spring balance
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16.
vt.
[tr]
to weigh in or as if in a balance
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17.
vi.
[intr]
to be or come into equilibrium
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18.
vt.
[tr]
to bring into or hold in equilibrium
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19.
vt.
[tr]
to assess or compare the relative weight, importance, etc, of
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20.
vt.
[tr]
to act so as to equalize; be equal to
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21.
vt.
[tr]
to compose or arrange so as to create a state of harmony
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22.
vt.
[tr]
to bring (a chemical or mathematical equation) into balance
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23.
vt.
[tr]
[accounting]
to compute the credit and debit totals of (an account) in order to determine the difference
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24.
vt.
to equalize the credit and debit totals of (an account) by making certain entries
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25.
vt.
to settle or adjust (an account) by paying any money due
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26.
vi.
[intr]
(of a business account, balance sheet, etc) to have the debit and credit totals equal
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27.
vi.
to match or counter (one's dancing partner or his or her steps) by moving towards and away from him or her
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28.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin bilancia (unattested), from Late Latin bilanx having two scalepans, from bi-1 + lanx scale
Examples
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to balance oneself on stilts
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在高跷上保持平稳
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a just balance of colors
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颜色的适当调配
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Ski poles are important to maintaining your balance.
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滑雪杆对于保持平衡是很重要的。
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He found a balance between work and play.
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他在工作和娱乐之间找到了很好的平衡点。
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to keep/lose one's balance
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保持/失去平衡
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