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unbalance

🇬🇧 UK/ʌn'bæl(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/.ʌn'bælәns/
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Definitions

v.

To cause something or someone to lose stability or equilibrium; to disturb someone's mental stability

使失去平衡;使精神紊乱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
balbar, barrier, stick
+
ancestate, quality
=unbalance

Common Collocations

  • 1.unbalance the mind扰乱心智
  • 2.unbalance the economy破坏经济平衡
  • 3.[unbalance the system]使系统失衡
  • 4.mentally unbalance使精神失常

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sudden news seemed to unbalance him completely for several days.

  • 2.

    Adding too much weight on one side will unbalance the entire structure.

  • 3.

    The unexpected policy change could unbalance the fragile economic recovery.

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