counterbalance /ˈkaʊntɚˌbæləns/ verb counterbalances; counterbalanced; counterbalancing
counterbalances; counterbalanced; counterbalancing
Learner's definition of COUNTERBALANCE
[+ object] formal
: to have an effect that is opposite but equal to (something) : to balance (something) by being opposite使平衡；抗衡；抵消 -
Improved services for phone customers have been counterbalanced [=offset] by higher fees.电话客户服务得到改善，但增加的费用又把这好处抵消了。
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The author's wry humor counterbalances the book's serious subject matter.作者嘲讽式的幽默对这本书严肃的主题起到了调节作用。
— counterbalance
noun, plural counterbalances [count]