top-heavy
adjective[after verb]
uk/ˌtɒpˈhev.i/us/ˌtɑːpˈhev.i/If something is top-heavy, it has moreweightin thehigherpartthan in thelowerpartand will notbalancecorrectly:
头重脚轻的;上重下轻的Themainreasontheshipcapsizedwas that it was top-heavy.该船倾覆的主要原因是上重下轻。
figurativeIf theysackeda fewseniormanagers, thecompanywould be less top-heavy.如果他们解雇一些高级经理的话,公司就不会显得这么头重脚轻了。
Balance and imbalance
- accord withsomething
- align
- asymmetric
- balance(something)out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- harmonious
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- inharmonious
- jar
- off balance
- on an even keelidiom
- one man's loss is another man's gainidiom
- realign
- realignment
- unharmonious
- well balanced
- well rounded