coun·ter·bal·ance
verb/ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/
/ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they counterbalance | /ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbæləns/ |
| he / she / it counterbalances | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənsɪz/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənsɪz/ |
| past simple counterbalanced | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənst/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənst/ |
| past participle counterbalanced | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənst/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənst/ |
| -ing form counterbalancing | /ˌkaʊntəˈbælənsɪŋ/ /ˌkaʊntərˈbælənsɪŋ/ |
- counterbalance something to have an equal but opposite effect to something else
抗衡；抵消；对…起平衡作用 - Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.
父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。 - The fact that he cannot see is more than counterbalanced by his heightened perception of sound and touch.
他看不见的事实被他对声音和触觉的增强的感知所抵消。 - We aim to counterbalance management jargon with plain understandable English.
我们的目标是用简单易懂的英语来平衡管理术语。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCounterbalance is used with these nouns as the object:- effect
- Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.