| 释义 |
checktFeknIf you hold/keep something in check, you limit it.控制，限制We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check.我们必须找出限制我们的开销的办法。She tried and failed to hold the enthusiasm of her supporters in check (=to stop them from being too eager).她试过了，可没能控制住她的支持者的热情。Checks and balances are laws or rules which make certain that no single person or group within the government or organization has too much power, or that particular things or places that need protecting are not harmed.（政府各部门之间的）制衡原则，制约与平衡Once the system of local government is reorganized, the checks and balances provided by district councils to protect the local countryside will be lost.一旦地方政府系统重组，就会失去区议会所提供的保护当地农村的制约与平衡了。
|