balance

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bal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ S2 W2 noun

1 steady 稳定的STEADY [uncountableU]BALANCE a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡

I lost my balance and fell on my face.

我失去平衡，脸着地摔倒了。

2 equal amounts 相等的数量EQUALITY [singular, uncountableU]EQUAL a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡，均势，平衡 OPP imbalance

balance between

Try to keep a balance between work and play.

尽量保持工作和娱乐的平衡。

balance of

Pesticides seriously upset the balance of nature.

农药严重破坏了自然界的平衡。

3 on balance THINK SO/NOT BE SUREif you think something on balance, you think it after considering all the facts 全面考虑之后，权衡利弊，总的说来

I think on balance I prefer the old system.

总的说来，我更喜欢旧的那套制度。

Examples from the Corpus

on balance• On balance I think it would be better to cancel the arrangements.• On balance, it's a useful program, despite the problems.• Students have been very responsible, on balance, when choosing courses to provide a broad education.

4 surprise sb 令某人吃惊catch/throw somebody off balance to surprise someone and make them confused and no longer calm 使某人乱了方寸，使某人慌了手脚

The question caught him off balance.

这个问题使他不知所措。

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catch/throw somebody off balance• She has a problem with some little gland or other, which can throw her right off balance.• But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.• A badly packed rucksack can easily throw you off balance.• It throws the viewer off balance but speaks to the part of each person that is capable, potent and dignified.• The movement threw him off balance.• And despite what he'd said, less a token of affection than a means of throwing her off balance.• He had an authority, an abrupt decisiveness, that caught me off balance.• Waking up to that penetrating ice-blue gaze was enough to throw anyone off balance for the rest of the day.

5 bank 银行BANK [countableC]BFBMONEY the amount of money that you have in your bank account 账户余额，结余

My bank balance isn’t good.

我的银行账户里余额不多了。

6 money owed 所欠的钱 [countableC] the balance of a debt is the amount of money that you still owe after you have paid some of it 〔债务的〕余款

The balance is due at the end of the month.

余款要在月底支付。

7 remaining 剩余the balance the amount of something that remains after some has been used, spent, mentioned etc 剩余（部分） SYN the rest

The firm owns about 96% of the portfolio, with the balance belonging to our family.

资产组合中，公司拥有96%左右的股份，剩余部分为我们家族所有。

8 be/hang in the balance UNCERTAINif the future or success of something hangs in the balance, you cannot yet know whether the result will be bad or good 悬而未决，尚未明朗

Meanwhile, the fate of the refugees continues to hang in the balance.

与此同时，难民的命运仍然悬而未决。

Examples from the Corpus

be/hang in the balance• The survival of the African elephant hangs in the balance.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.• But because public health hangs in the balance, experts are already seeking changes in food policy.• His career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance.• Which Minister is the pits with the miners whose livelihoods now hang in the balance?• The negotiations are continuing, with prospects for peace hanging in the balance.• That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance.• His career as a politician hung in the balance.• The future of the refuge still hangs in the balance.• The possibility of a nuclear exchange continued to hang in the balance.• I can't say what the outcome of the talks will be -- they're very much in the balance at the moment.

9 tip/swing the balance EFFECT/INFLUENCEto influence the result of an event 影响某事的结果，使结果倾向某方

The dignity and courage shown by the president may tip the balance in his party’s favour.

总统所表现出来的尊严和勇气可能对他的政党有利。

Examples from the Corpus

tip/swing the balance• The thought or feeling tipped the balance, made the difference.• Chernobyl had further tipped the balance.• Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.• Your letter of recommendation swung the balance in his favor.• The nature of his choice or the terms in which it is expressed may then tip the balance.• Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs.• Teachers may try to tip the balance about this Englishness.• What tipped the balance against that was my continuing dreadful performance in the classroom.• His influence on deputies is significant, but it will be Mr Yeltsin's performance that will swing the balance.

10. for weighing 用于称重量FOR WEIGHING [countableC]TM an instrument for weighing things, with two dishes that hang from a bar 天平，秤 SYN scales

11 mental/emotional health 精神/心理健康 [singular] when someone’s mind is healthy and their emotional state is normal 心境的平稳，正常的神志

The death of her friend had disturbed the balance of her mind.

朋友的死使她心神不宁。

12. the balance of evidence/probability etc PROBABLYthe most likely answer or result produced by opposing information, reasons etc 权衡各种证据/可能性等后得出的结论

Examples from the Corpus

the balance of evidence/probability etc• The burden of proof in establishing the defence is upon the defendant on the balance of probabilities.• All those defences are for the defendant to establish on the balance of probabilities.• A decision is made only on the balance of probabilities.• After looking at the credentials for miraculous claims, Hume came to the conclusion that the balance of probabilities counted against them.

→ checks and balances at check2(4)

COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡

verbs

keep your balance (=stay steady) 保持平衡

The sea was so rough that it was hard to keep your balance.

海上波涛汹涌，很难保持身体平衡。

lose your balance (=become unsteady) 失去平衡

She nearly lost her balance as the bus suddenly moved forward.

公共汽车突然向前移动，她差一点失去平衡。

regain/recover your balance (=become steady again) 恢复平衡

He held onto Carrie until he regained his balance.

他拉住卡丽直至重新站稳。

knock/throw somebody off balance 把某人打得/推得失去平衡

The blow was hard enough to knock him off balance.

这一拳力量很大，足以使他失去平衡。

phrases

a sense of balance 平衡感

A good sense of balance is always useful when you are sailing.

良好的平衡感在驾驶帆船时总是很有用的。

COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡，均势，平衡

verbs

strike/achieve/find a balance (=succeed in getting the right balance) 达至/取得/找到平衡

It is necessary to strike a balance between the needs of employers and employees.

有必要在劳资双方的需求之间达成某种平衡。

nFind the right balance between enough exercise and enough rest.

keep/maintain a balance 保持平衡

Try to keep a balance between your spending and your earnings.

要设法在支出和收入间保持平衡。

nA firm must strive to maintain a balance between business and financial risk.

upset the balance (=make it less equal or correct) 破坏平衡

The move could upset the delicate balance of power in the Middle East.

这一行动会破坏中东脆弱的均势。

change/alter/shift the balance 改变平衡

Will this alter the balance of power in the EU?

这会改变欧盟内部的权力平衡吗？

nHis appointment shifted the government’s balance decisively to the right.

redress the balance (also restore the balance British EnglishBrE) (=make it equal or correct again) 恢复平衡

What can be done to redress the balance in favour of women?

怎样才能改变局面，对女性更公平？

adjectives

a good/healthy balance 适当的比例

You should eat a good balance of carbohydrates and protein.

你应该摄入适当比例的碳水化合物和蛋白质。

nAre you eating a healthy balance of foods?

na fine balance (=hard to achieve)

Teachers need to strike a fine balance of flexibility and control.

a delicate balance (=easily damaged) 脆弱的平衡

Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upsets the delicate balance of gases.

大气中二氧化碳含量过高会破坏各种气体的微妙平衡。

the right/proper/correct balance 适当的平衡

With sport, you have to find the right balance between competition and fun.

对于体育比赛，你需要在竞争和乐趣之间找到平衡。

the natural balance 自然平衡

Chemicals will upset the natural balance of the pond.

化学物质会破坏这池塘内的自然平衡。

nthe ecological balance

Human activity is ruining the ecological balance of our planet.

nthe political/military balance

By this time, the political balance in the Cabinet had altered.

phrases

the balance of power 权力平衡

the European balance of power

欧洲的均势

the balance of nature 自然界的平衡

Nothing can justify permanent damage to the balance of nature.

任何理由都不能成为永久破坏大自然平衡的借口。

Examples from the Corpus

balance• Take care to achieve a balance between career and home life.• Her practicality acts as a balance to this wild inventiveness.• The biological balance is upset by over-intensive farming.• The show hinges on this excruciating balance, hanging on Pennington's earnest performance.• A walking stick is good for balance on rough trails.• You need a great sense of balance to be an acrobat.• Riding a bike helps develop a child's sense of balance.• The sense of balance is put at peril.• On balance, however, Gramm should still win.• Finding the right balance between cooperation and competition has been the goal and bane of Western politics for centuries.• Does the school have the right balance of ages, abilities and genders?• When dealing with his staff, Mr Allen somehow managed to strike the right balance between being sympathetic and businesslike.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.• Migration plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between population and resources.

balance between• You talk about achieving a balance between idealism and realism as if we already have a perfect one.• They need to find a balance between logging jobs and the forest ecosystem.• Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.• Accounts receivable management requires striking a balance between the cost of extending credit and the benefit received from extending credit.• Equilibrium is a state of balance between assimilation and accommodation.• The Amendment, itself, strikes the proper balance between federal and state authority.• What is required is a satisfactory balance between technology for enabling secure transactions and the economic processing of these transactions.• Both sides of the body are compared, as well as the balance between front and back of thigh.

bank balance• He had a bank balance that a senior merchant banker would not be ashamed of.• The clever ones soon discovered that while banknotes could be seized a bank balance could not.• Citicorp first installed ATMs to serve customers with low bank balances.• This does not appear to harm the snails - just the bank balance.• It's the psychological equivalent of having a flashy red sports car plus the bank balance and looks to match.• The bank balance assured him of continued calm.• There would be a counterpart increase in consumer saving as the unpersuaded allowed their bank balances to grow and repaid their debts.• Until Helen discovered what appeared to be a mistake in their bank balance, that is.

balance of ... mind• With the right kind of self-certainty goes sympathy with others and a sane balance of mind.• It suddenly seems as peculiar a notion as the balance of one's mind.• Did a white-hot surge of anger and disillusion count as a mitigating circumstance, disturbing the balance of the mind?• Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.• Any discovery which later may threaten it is rejected by one's mental defences and could upset the balance of the mind.• I try to visualize the balance of my own mind.• She did not doubt what it would be: suicide while the balance of Liza's mind was disturbed.

balance2 S3 verb

1 KEEP STEADY[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BALANCE to be in or get into a steady position, without falling to one side or the other, or to put something into this position （使）平稳，（使）保持平衡

balance something on something

She was balancing a plate of food on her knees.

她把一盘食物稳稳地放在膝上。

balance on

He turned around, balancing awkwardly on one foot.

他转过身去，笨拙地单腿站立着。

2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect （使）〔重要性、数量、价值或影响〕均衡，相抵，相等

Job losses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector.

制造业职位减少了，而服务行业就业机会却增加了，正好相抵。

just enough sugar to balance the acidity of the fruit

正好可中和水果酸味的适量的糖

3 THINK ABOUT[transitiveT]THINK ABOUT to consider the importance of one thing in relation to something else when you are making a decision 权衡，斟酌，比较

balance something against something

The courts must balance our liberty against the security of the nation.

法庭必须在我们的自由和国家安全之间作出权衡。

4. balance the budget BMONEYif a government balances the budget, they make the amount of money that they spend equal to the amount of money available 平衡预算，使收支平衡

Examples from the Corpus

balance the budget• Congress may finally be forced to balance the budget.• During his presidential campaign, he promised to balance the budget.• But he and his Republican Congressional opponents have yet to decide on a seven-year plan to balance the budget.• That would, of course, require deeper spending cuts in order to balance the budget.• We can do both, give tax relief to families and balance the budget.• Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.• Among all voters, Fabrizio found that two-thirds supported balancing the budget over cutting taxes.• Talks aimed at agreeing on a plan to balance the budget within seven years are still taking place.

5. balance the books to show that the amount of money a business has received is equal to the amount spent 结平账目，平衡账目

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balance the books• But it is still difficult balancing the books.• Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books.• We are now considering new taxes to balance the books.• The days of balancing the books are over.• Saving seed can help balance the books, but it's not to be undertaken lightly.• Voice over Derby had one more chance to balance the books but Paul Kitson wasted a glorious opportunity by blasting wide.• All supply people dreamed of a way to balance the books once and for all-without all that trading and shuffling.• As treasurer of the R.A.D.D., he once balanced the books, which had a serious deficit, with a handsome donation.

6 balance out phrasal verbphr v if two or more things balance out, the final result is that they are equal in amount, importance, or effect 相等，相平衡

Sometimes I look after the kids and sometimes John does – it all balances out.

有时候我看孩子，有时候约翰看孩子——两个人差不多。

→ balancing act

Examples from the Corpus

balance out• Sometimes we have a slight loss and sometimes a slight surplus, but over time they balance out.

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balance• The beam is very narrow - you may find it difficult to balance.• With flash, burning is still required to balance a print.• Balancing awkwardly on one leg, he lowered himself into his wheelchair.• They asked state officials to balance giving jobs to men and women.• As a parent trying to balance home and career, it's very difficult to find time for a social life.• He has, in addition, hatched his own solution to the challenge of balancing love and work.• Balancing my cup of coffee in one hand, I managed to open the door.• Now, at twenty-two, I was well aware that stewardess work balanced on the edge of social respectability.• An angel was balancing precariously on top of the Christmas tree.• We tried to balance the aerial on top of the TV set, but it kept falling over.• No government so far has been able to balance the number of jobs available with the number of people out of work.• His favourite party trick is balancing tin cans on his head.• Its cranberry tartness is balanced with just a hint of sweetness.

balance something on something• She was balancing a plate of food on her knees.

balance something against something• The public's right to know has to be balanced against national security.

From Longman Business Dictionary

balancebal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ noun [countableC]

1ACCOUNTINGBANKING the difference between the total amounts of money coming into and going out of an account in a particular period of time

→ account balance → adverse balance → bank balance → cash balance → closing balance → compensating balance → credit balance → debit balance → double declining balance → idle balance → negative balance → opening balance → trial balance → unsold balance

2an amount still owed after some money has been paid

The firm has paid $128,000, but whether it will ever pay the balance remains uncertain.

Most people have an outstanding balance on their credit cards for a couple of months, then pay it off.

3the rest or remaining part of an amount

20,000 barrels a day are shipped to San Francisco, and the balance is delivered by pipeline directly to Los Angeles.

balancebalance2 verb

1[transitiveT]ACCOUNTING to calculate the amount needed to make the debit side and the credit side of an account equal, perhaps by looking for mistakes

2[intransitiveI]ACCOUNTING if the debit and credit sides of an account balance, they show the same amounts

3balance the accounts/books/budgetACCOUNTING to do what is necessary to spend no more than the amount of money received, usually by a government

Costa Rica has worked on programs with the International Monetary Fund to balance its accounts.

Real differences exist between the administration and Congress over how to balance the budget and where to cut taxes.

Origin balance1

(1200-1300) Old French Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx “having two pans”, from Latin lanx “plate”

单词	balance
释义	balance Word family adjectivebalancednounbalancerbalance sheetbalancing actbalance Related topics: Banking, Measurement bal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 steady 稳定的STEADY [uncountableU]BALANCE a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡 I lost my balance and fell on my face. 我失去平衡，脸着地摔倒了。 2 equal amounts 相等的数量EQUALITY [singular, uncountableU]EQUAL a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡，均势，平衡 OPP imbalance balance between Try to keep a balance between work and play. 尽量保持工作和娱乐的平衡。 balance of Pesticides seriously upset the balance of nature. 农药严重破坏了自然界的平衡。 3 on balance THINK SO/NOT BE SUREif you think something on balance, you think it after considering all the facts 全面考虑之后，权衡利弊，总的说来 I think on balance I prefer the old system. 总的说来，我更喜欢旧的那套制度。 Examples from the Corpus on balance• On balance I think it would be better to cancel the arrangements.• On balance, it's a useful program, despite the problems.• Students have been very responsible, on balance, when choosing courses to provide a broad education. 4 surprise sb 令某人吃惊catch/throw somebody off balance to surprise someone and make them confused and no longer calm 使某人乱了方寸，使某人慌了手脚 The question caught him off balance. 这个问题使他不知所措。 Examples from the Corpus catch/throw somebody off balance• She has a problem with some little gland or other, which can throw her right off balance.• But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.• A badly packed rucksack can easily throw you off balance.• It throws the viewer off balance but speaks to the part of each person that is capable, potent and dignified.• The movement threw him off balance.• And despite what he'd said, less a token of affection than a means of throwing her off balance.• He had an authority, an abrupt decisiveness, that caught me off balance.• Waking up to that penetrating ice-blue gaze was enough to throw anyone off balance for the rest of the day. 5 bank 银行BANK [countableC]BFBMONEY the amount of money that you have in your bank account 账户余额，结余 My bank balance isn’t good. 我的银行账户里余额不多了。 6 money owed 所欠的钱 [countableC] the balance of a debt is the amount of money that you still owe after you have paid some of it 〔债务的〕余款 The balance is due at the end of the month. 余款要在月底支付。 7 remaining 剩余the balance the amount of something that remains after some has been used, spent, mentioned etc 剩余（部分） SYN the rest The firm owns about 96% of the portfolio, with the balance belonging to our family. 资产组合中，公司拥有96%左右的股份，剩余部分为我们家族所有。 8 be/hang in the balance UNCERTAINif the future or success of something hangs in the balance, you cannot yet know whether the result will be bad or good 悬而未决，尚未明朗 Meanwhile, the fate of the refugees continues to hang in the balance. 与此同时，难民的命运仍然悬而未决。 Examples from the Corpus be/hang in the balance• The survival of the African elephant hangs in the balance.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.• But because public health hangs in the balance, experts are already seeking changes in food policy.• His career, much more than mine, hangs in the balance.• Which Minister is the pits with the miners whose livelihoods now hang in the balance?• The negotiations are continuing, with prospects for peace hanging in the balance.• That prohibition still persists, and legislation to open the nation's woodlands up to its people hangs in the balance.• His career as a politician hung in the balance.• The future of the refuge still hangs in the balance.• The possibility of a nuclear exchange continued to hang in the balance.• I can't say what the outcome of the talks will be -- they're very much in the balance at the moment. 9 tip/swing the balance EFFECT/INFLUENCEto influence the result of an event 影响某事的结果，使结果倾向某方 The dignity and courage shown by the president may tip the balance in his party’s favour. 总统所表现出来的尊严和勇气可能对他的政党有利。 Examples from the Corpus tip/swing the balance• The thought or feeling tipped the balance, made the difference.• Chernobyl had further tipped the balance.• Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.• Your letter of recommendation swung the balance in his favor.• The nature of his choice or the terms in which it is expressed may then tip the balance.• Vigorous efforts were made to tip the balance more in favour of those with greater needs.• Teachers may try to tip the balance about this Englishness.• What tipped the balance against that was my continuing dreadful performance in the classroom.• His influence on deputies is significant, but it will be Mr Yeltsin's performance that will swing the balance. 10. for weighing 用于称重量FOR WEIGHING [countableC]TM an instrument for weighing things, with two dishes that hang from a bar 天平，秤 SYN scales 11 mental/emotional health 精神/心理健康 [singular] when someone’s mind is healthy and their emotional state is normal 心境的平稳，正常的神志 The death of her friend had disturbed the balance of her mind. 朋友的死使她心神不宁。 12. the balance of evidence/probability etc PROBABLYthe most likely answer or result produced by opposing information, reasons etc 权衡各种证据/可能性等后得出的结论 Examples from the Corpus the balance of evidence/probability etc• The burden of proof in establishing the defence is upon the defendant on the balance of probabilities.• All those defences are for the defendant to establish on the balance of probabilities.• A decision is made only on the balance of probabilities.• After looking at the credentials for miraculous claims, Hume came to the conclusion that the balance of probabilities counted against them. → checks and balances at check2(4) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡 verbs keep your balance (=stay steady) 保持平衡 The sea was so rough that it was hard to keep your balance. 海上波涛汹涌，很难保持身体平衡。 lose your balance (=become unsteady) 失去平衡 She nearly lost her balance as the bus suddenly moved forward. 公共汽车突然向前移动，她差一点失去平衡。 regain/recover your balance (=become steady again) 恢复平衡 He held onto Carrie until he regained his balance. 他拉住卡丽直至重新站稳。 knock/throw somebody off balance 把某人打得/推得失去平衡 The blow was hard enough to knock him off balance. 这一拳力量很大，足以使他失去平衡。 phrases a sense of balance 平衡感 A good sense of balance is always useful when you are sailing. 良好的平衡感在驾驶帆船时总是很有用的。 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡，均势，平衡 verbs strike/achieve/find a balance (=succeed in getting the right balance) 达至/取得/找到平衡 It is necessary to strike a balance between the needs of employers and employees. 有必要在劳资双方的需求之间达成某种平衡。 nFind the right balance between enough exercise and enough rest. keep/maintain a balance 保持平衡 Try to keep a balance between your spending and your earnings. 要设法在支出和收入间保持平衡。 nA firm must strive to maintain a balance between business and financial risk. upset the balance (=make it less equal or correct) 破坏平衡 The move could upset the delicate balance of power in the Middle East. 这一行动会破坏中东脆弱的均势。 change/alter/shift the balance 改变平衡 Will this alter the balance of power in the EU? 这会改变欧盟内部的权力平衡吗？ nHis appointment shifted the government’s balance decisively to the right. redress the balance (also restore the balance British EnglishBrE) (=make it equal or correct again) 恢复平衡 What can be done to redress the balance in favour of women? 怎样才能改变局面，对女性更公平？ adjectives a good/healthy balance 适当的比例 You should eat a good balance of carbohydrates and protein. 你应该摄入适当比例的碳水化合物和蛋白质。 nAre you eating a healthy balance of foods? na fine balance (=hard to achieve) Teachers need to strike a fine balance of flexibility and control. a delicate balance (=easily damaged) 脆弱的平衡 Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upsets the delicate balance of gases. 大气中二氧化碳含量过高会破坏各种气体的微妙平衡。 the right/proper/correct balance 适当的平衡 With sport, you have to find the right balance between competition and fun. 对于体育比赛，你需要在竞争和乐趣之间找到平衡。 the natural balance 自然平衡 Chemicals will upset the natural balance of the pond. 化学物质会破坏这池塘内的自然平衡。 nthe ecological balance Human activity is ruining the ecological balance of our planet. nthe political/military balance By this time, the political balance in the Cabinet had altered. phrases the balance of power 权力平衡 the European balance of power 欧洲的均势 the balance of nature 自然界的平衡 Nothing can justify permanent damage to the balance of nature. 任何理由都不能成为永久破坏大自然平衡的借口。 Examples from the Corpus balance• Take care to achieve a balance between career and home life.• Her practicality acts as a balance to this wild inventiveness.• The biological balance is upset by over-intensive farming.• The show hinges on this excruciating balance, hanging on Pennington's earnest performance.• A walking stick is good for balance on rough trails.• You need a great sense of balance to be an acrobat.• Riding a bike helps develop a child's sense of balance.• The sense of balance is put at peril.• On balance, however, Gramm should still win.• Finding the right balance between cooperation and competition has been the goal and bane of Western politics for centuries.• Does the school have the right balance of ages, abilities and genders?• When dealing with his staff, Mr Allen somehow managed to strike the right balance between being sympathetic and businesslike.• Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch.• Migration plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between population and resources. balance between• You talk about achieving a balance between idealism and realism as if we already have a perfect one.• They need to find a balance between logging jobs and the forest ecosystem.• Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.• Accounts receivable management requires striking a balance between the cost of extending credit and the benefit received from extending credit.• Equilibrium is a state of balance between assimilation and accommodation.• The Amendment, itself, strikes the proper balance between federal and state authority.• What is required is a satisfactory balance between technology for enabling secure transactions and the economic processing of these transactions.• Both sides of the body are compared, as well as the balance between front and back of thigh. bank balance• He had a bank balance that a senior merchant banker would not be ashamed of.• The clever ones soon discovered that while banknotes could be seized a bank balance could not.• Citicorp first installed ATMs to serve customers with low bank balances.• This does not appear to harm the snails - just the bank balance.• It's the psychological equivalent of having a flashy red sports car plus the bank balance and looks to match.• The bank balance assured him of continued calm.• There would be a counterpart increase in consumer saving as the unpersuaded allowed their bank balances to grow and repaid their debts.• Until Helen discovered what appeared to be a mistake in their bank balance, that is. balance of ... mind• With the right kind of self-certainty goes sympathy with others and a sane balance of mind.• It suddenly seems as peculiar a notion as the balance of one's mind.• Did a white-hot surge of anger and disillusion count as a mitigating circumstance, disturbing the balance of the mind?• Perhaps remorse at having joined it had tipped the balance of Fred's mind.• Any discovery which later may threaten it is rejected by one's mental defences and could upset the balance of the mind.• I try to visualize the balance of my own mind.• She did not doubt what it would be: suicide while the balance of Liza's mind was disturbed. balance2 ●●● S3 verb 1 KEEP STEADY[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BALANCE to be in or get into a steady position, without falling to one side or the other, or to put something into this position （使）平稳，（使）保持平衡 balance something on something She was balancing a plate of food on her knees. 她把一盘食物稳稳地放在膝上。 balance on He turned around, balancing awkwardly on one foot. 他转过身去，笨拙地单腿站立着。 2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect （使）〔重要性、数量、价值或影响〕均衡，相抵，相等 Job losses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector. 制造业职位减少了，而服务行业就业机会却增加了，正好相抵。 just enough sugar to balance the acidity of the fruit 正好可中和水果酸味的适量的糖 3 THINK ABOUT[transitiveT]THINK ABOUT to consider the importance of one thing in relation to something else when you are making a decision 权衡，斟酌，比较 balance something against something The courts must balance our liberty against the security of the nation. 法庭必须在我们的自由和国家安全之间作出权衡。 4. balance the budget BMONEYif a government balances the budget, they make the amount of money that they spend equal to the amount of money available 平衡预算，使收支平衡 Examples from the Corpus balance the budget• Congress may finally be forced to balance the budget.• During his presidential campaign, he promised to balance the budget.• But he and his Republican Congressional opponents have yet to decide on a seven-year plan to balance the budget.• That would, of course, require deeper spending cuts in order to balance the budget.• We can do both, give tax relief to families and balance the budget.• Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.• Among all voters, Fabrizio found that two-thirds supported balancing the budget over cutting taxes.• Talks aimed at agreeing on a plan to balance the budget within seven years are still taking place. 5. balance the books to show that the amount of money a business has received is equal to the amount spent 结平账目，平衡账目 Examples from the Corpus balance the books• But it is still difficult balancing the books.• Mr Lamont declared the Tories stuck to their election pledges but he faces immense pressure to balance the books.• We are now considering new taxes to balance the books.• The days of balancing the books are over.• Saving seed can help balance the books, but it's not to be undertaken lightly.• Voice over Derby had one more chance to balance the books but Paul Kitson wasted a glorious opportunity by blasting wide.• All supply people dreamed of a way to balance the books once and for all-without all that trading and shuffling.• As treasurer of the R.A.D.D., he once balanced the books, which had a serious deficit, with a handsome donation. 6 balance out phrasal verbphr v if two or more things balance out, the final result is that they are equal in amount, importance, or effect 相等，相平衡 Sometimes I look after the kids and sometimes John does – it all balances out. 有时候我看孩子，有时候约翰看孩子——两个人差不多。 → balancing act Examples from the Corpus balance out• Sometimes we have a slight loss and sometimes a slight surplus, but over time they balance out. Examples from the Corpus balance• The beam is very narrow - you may find it difficult to balance.• With flash, burning is still required to balance a print.• Balancing awkwardly on one leg, he lowered himself into his wheelchair.• They asked state officials to balance giving jobs to men and women.• As a parent trying to balance home and career, it's very difficult to find time for a social life.• He has, in addition, hatched his own solution to the challenge of balancing love and work.• Balancing my cup of coffee in one hand, I managed to open the door.• Now, at twenty-two, I was well aware that stewardess work balanced on the edge of social respectability.• An angel was balancing precariously on top of the Christmas tree.• We tried to balance the aerial on top of the TV set, but it kept falling over.• No government so far has been able to balance the number of jobs available with the number of people out of work.• His favourite party trick is balancing tin cans on his head.• Its cranberry tartness is balanced with just a hint of sweetness. balance something on something• She was balancing a plate of food on her knees. balance something against something• The public's right to know has to be balanced against national security. From Longman Business Dictionary balancebal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ noun [countableC] 1ACCOUNTINGBANKING the difference between the total amounts of money coming into and going out of an account in a particular period of time → account balance → adverse balance → bank balance → cash balance → closing balance → compensating balance → credit balance → debit balance → double declining balance → idle balance → negative balance → opening balance → trial balance → unsold balance 2an amount still owed after some money has been paid The firm has paid $128,000, but whether it will ever pay the balance remains uncertain. Most people have an outstanding balance on their credit cards for a couple of months, then pay it off. 3the rest or remaining part of an amount 20,000 barrels a day are shipped to San Francisco, and the balance is delivered by pipeline directly to Los Angeles. balancebalance2 verb 1[transitiveT]ACCOUNTING to calculate the amount needed to make the debit side and the credit side of an account equal, perhaps by looking for mistakes 2[intransitiveI]ACCOUNTING if the debit and credit sides of an account balance, they show the same amounts 3balance the accounts/books/budgetACCOUNTING to do what is necessary to spend no more than the amount of money received, usually by a government Costa Rica has worked on programs with the International Monetary Fund to balance its accounts. Real differences exist between the administration and Congress over how to balance the budget and where to cut taxes. Origin balance1 (1200-1300) Old French Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx “having two pans”, from Latin lanx “plate”
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