counterbalance
UK/'kaʊntə,bæl(ə)ns/US/'kauntә.bælәns/
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释义
n.
A weight or force that offsets another, keeping the whole steady.
配重，平衡力，抗衡因素
v.
To offset or check an opposing force or influence; to make even by adding weight on the other side.
抵消，制衡，使平衡
词根拆分
词根派生counter-反对，对应
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balance横木，栅栏，障碍；禁令，禁止
=counterbalance
counter-（对抗、相对）+ balance = 放在对面盘上的重量。在双盘天平上，你通过往另一边加重来抵消较重的一盘；counterbalance 保留了这个画面，字面上（电梯或起重机里的配重）和比喻上（一股力量制衡另一股，如政府中的制衡）都成立。
常用搭配
- 1.act as a counterbalance起到制衡作用
- 2.counterbalance the effect of抵消……的影响
- 3.provide a counterbalance to对……形成制衡
- 4.counterbalance the weight平衡重量
例句
- 1.
Heavy weights at the back counterbalance the crane's long arm.
后部的重物用来平衡起重机的长臂。
- 2.
Tax cuts were used to counterbalance the rise in fuel prices.
减税被用来抵消燃油价格的上涨。
- 3.
A strong opposition acts as a counterbalance to government power.
强大的反对派对政府权力起到制衡作用。