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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1176 COCA: 1631

balance

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Related topics: Banking, Measurement
bal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  
1 steady 稳定的STEADY [uncountableU]BALANCE a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡
 I lost my balance and fell on my face.
我失去平衡,脸着地摔倒了。
2 equal amounts 相等的数量EQUALITY [singular, uncountableU]EQUAL a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡,均势,平衡 OPP imbalance
balance between
 Try to keep a balance between work and play.
尽量保持工作和娱乐的平衡。
balance of
 Pesticides seriously upset the balance of nature.
农药严重破坏了自然界的平衡。
3 on balance THINK SO/NOT BE SUREif you think something on balance, you think it after considering all the facts 全面考虑之后,权衡利弊,总的说来
 I think on balance I prefer the old system.
总的说来,我更喜欢旧的那套制度。
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4 surprise sb 令某人吃惊catch/throw somebody off balance to surprise someone and make them confused and no longer calm 使某人乱了方寸,使某人慌了手脚
 The question caught him off balance.
这个问题使他不知所措。
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5 bank 银行BANK [countableC]BFBMONEY the amount of money that you have in your bank account 账户余额,结余
 My bank balance isn’t good.
我的银行账户里余额不多了。
6 money owed 所欠的钱 [countableC] the balance of a debt is the amount of money that you still owe after you have paid some of it 〔债务的〕余款
 The balance is due at the end of the month.
余款要在月底支付。
7 remaining 剩余the balance the amount of something that remains after some has been used, spent, mentioned etc 剩余(部分) SYN the rest
 The firm owns about 96% of the portfolio, with the balance belonging to our family.
资产组合中,公司拥有96%左右的股份,剩余部分为我们家族所有。
8 be/hang in the balance UNCERTAINif the future or success of something hangs in the balance, you cannot yet know whether the result will be bad or good 悬而未决,尚未明朗
 Meanwhile, the fate of the refugees continues to hang in the balance.
与此同时,难民的命运仍然悬而未决。
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9 tip/swing the balance EFFECT/INFLUENCEto influence the result of an event 影响某事的结果,使结果倾向某方
 The dignity and courage shown by the president may tip the balance in his party’s favour.
总统所表现出来的尊严和勇气可能对他的政党有利。
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10. for weighing 用于称重量FOR WEIGHING [countableC]TM an instrument for weighing things, with two dishes that hang from a bar 天平,秤 SYN scales
11 mental/emotional health 精神/心理健康 [singular] when someone’s mind is healthy and their emotional state is normal 心境的平稳,正常的神志
 The death of her friend had disturbed the balance of her mind.
朋友的死使她心神不宁。
12. the balance of evidence/probability etc PROBABLYthe most likely answer or result produced by opposing information, reasons etc 权衡各种证据/可能性等后得出的结论
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checks and balances at check2(4)
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall 平衡
verbs
keep your balance (=stay steady) 保持平衡
The sea was so rough that it was hard to keep your balance.
海上波涛汹涌,很难保持身体平衡。
lose your balance (=become unsteady) 失去平衡
She nearly lost her balance as the bus suddenly moved forward.
公共汽车突然向前移动,她差一点失去平衡。
regain/recover your balance (=become steady again) 恢复平衡
He held onto Carrie until he regained his balance.
他拉住卡丽直至重新站稳。
knock/throw somebody off balance 把某人打得/推得失去平衡
The blow was hard enough to knock him off balance.
这一拳力量很大,足以使他失去平衡。
phrases
a sense of balance 平衡感
A good sense of balance is always useful when you are sailing.
良好的平衡感在驾驶帆船时总是很有用的。
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: a state in which opposite forces or influences exist in equal or the correct amounts, in a way that is good 均衡,均势,平衡
verbs
strike/achieve/find a balance (=succeed in getting the right balance) 达至/取得/找到平衡
It is necessary to strike a balance between the needs of employers and employees.
有必要在劳资双方的需求之间达成某种平衡。
nFind the right balance between enough exercise and enough rest.
keep/maintain a balance 保持平衡
Try to keep a balance between your spending and your earnings.
要设法在支出和收入间保持平衡。
nA firm must strive to maintain a balance between business and financial risk.
upset the balance (=make it less equal or correct) 破坏平衡
The move could upset the delicate balance of power in the Middle East.
这一行动会破坏中东脆弱的均势。
change/alter/shift the balance 改变平衡
Will this alter the balance of power in the EU?
这会改变欧盟内部的权力平衡吗?
nHis appointment shifted the government’s balance decisively to the right.
redress the balance (also restore the balance British EnglishBrE) (=make it equal or correct again) 恢复平衡
What can be done to redress the balance in favour of women?
怎样才能改变局面,对女性更公平?
adjectives
a good/healthy balance 适当的比例
You should eat a good balance of carbohydrates and protein.
你应该摄入适当比例的碳水化合物和蛋白质。
nAre you eating a healthy balance of foods?
na fine balance (=hard to achieve)
Teachers need to strike a fine balance of flexibility and control.
a delicate balance (=easily damaged) 脆弱的平衡
Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upsets the delicate balance of gases.
大气中二氧化碳含量过高会破坏各种气体的微妙平衡。
the right/proper/correct balance 适当的平衡
With sport, you have to find the right balance between competition and fun.
对于体育比赛,你需要在竞争和乐趣之间找到平衡。
the natural balance 自然平衡
Chemicals will upset the natural balance of the pond.
化学物质会破坏这池塘内的自然平衡。
nthe ecological balance
Human activity is ruining the ecological balance of our planet.
nthe political/military balance
By this time, the political balance in the Cabinet had altered.
phrases
the balance of power 权力平衡
the European balance of power
欧洲的均势
the balance of nature 自然界的平衡
Nothing can justify permanent damage to the balance of nature.
任何理由都不能成为永久破坏大自然平衡的借口。
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balance2 ●●● S3 verb  
1 KEEP STEADY[intransitiveI, transitiveT]BALANCE to be in or get into a steady position, without falling to one side or the other, or to put something into this position (使)平稳,(使)保持平衡
balance something on something
 She was balancing a plate of food on her knees.
她把一盘食物稳稳地放在膝上。
balance on
 He turned around, balancing awkwardly on one foot.
他转过身去,笨拙地单腿站立着。
2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect (使)〔重要性、数量、价值或影响〕均衡,相抵,相等
 Job losses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector.
制造业职位减少了,而服务行业就业机会却增加了,正好相抵。
 just enough sugar to balance the acidity of the fruit
正好可中和水果酸味的适量的糖
3 THINK ABOUT[transitiveT]THINK ABOUT to consider the importance of one thing in relation to something else when you are making a decision 权衡,斟酌,比较
balance something against something
 The courts must balance our liberty against the security of the nation.
法庭必须在我们的自由和国家安全之间作出权衡。
4. balance the budget BMONEYif a government balances the budget, they make the amount of money that they spend equal to the amount of money available 平衡预算,使收支平衡
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5. balance the books to show that the amount of money a business has received is equal to the amount spent 结平账目,平衡账目
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6balance out phrasal verbphr v if two or more things balance out, the final result is that they are equal in amount, importance, or effect 相等,相平衡 balancing act
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From Longman Business Dictionary
balancebal·ance1 /ˈbæləns/ noun [countableC]
1ACCOUNTINGBANKING the difference between the total amounts of money coming into and going out of an account in a particular period of time
account balance adverse balance bank balance cash balance closing balance compensating balance credit balance debit balance double declining balance idle balance negative balance opening balance trial balance unsold balance
2an amount still owed after some money has been paid
The firm has paid $128,000, but whether it will ever pay the balance remains uncertain.
Most people have an outstanding balance on their credit cards for a couple of months, then pay it off.
3the rest or remaining part of an amount
20,000 barrels a day are shipped to San Francisco, and the balance is delivered by pipeline directly to Los Angeles.
balancebalance2 verb
1[transitiveT]ACCOUNTING to calculate the amount needed to make the debit side and the credit side of an account equal, perhaps by looking for mistakes
2[intransitiveI]ACCOUNTING if the debit and credit sides of an account balance, they show the same amounts
3balance the accounts/books/budgetACCOUNTING to do what is necessary to spend no more than the amount of money received, usually by a government
Costa Rica has worked on programs with the International Monetary Fund to balance its accounts.
Real differences exist between the administration and Congress over how to balance the budget and where to cut taxes.
Origin balance1
(1200-1300) Old French Vulgar Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx having two pans, from Latin lanx plate
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1176 COCA: 1631
balance

noun¹

1even combination/distribution平均組合;均勻分佈ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALANCE | BALANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcorrect, equal, even, exact, ideal, necessary, optimal, optimum, perfect, proper, right正確的/同等的/均衡的/準確的/理想的/必要的/最佳的/最優的/完美的/恰當的/適當的平衡With children, it is important to achieve the right balance between love and discipline.對待孩子,在愛護與管教之間適當地掌握平衡很重要。comfortable, excellent, good, happy, harmonious, healthy令人舒適的/極好的/良好的/令人滿意的/和諧的/健康的平衡a healthy balance of foods健康均衡的飲食acceptable, appropriate, fair, reasonable, sensible (BrE) 可以接受的平衡;適當的平衡;合理的均衡How do you find an acceptable balance between closeness and distance in a relationship?在人際關係中,你怎樣在親密與疏離之間找到恰當的平衡?careful, delicate, fine, subtle微妙的平衡Being a good boss requires a fine balance between kindness and authority.做一個好老闆需要在仁慈與權威之間找到微妙的平衡。fragile, precarious, uneasy脆弱的平衡;不穩定的平衡overall整體平衡It is the overall balance of the diet that is important.重要的是要保持飲食的整體均衡。ecological, natural生態/自然平衡Pulling up all the plants will disturb the natural balance of the pond.把所有植物都拔掉會破壞池塘的自然平衡。hormonal, nutritional激素平衡;營養均衡work-life工作與生活的平衡ethnic, gender, racial, social民族/性別比例/種族/社會均衡There is an even gender balance among staff and students.教師與學生中男女比例平衡。VERB + BALANCErequire需要平衡seek尋求平衡achieve, attain, create, find, strike獲得/實現/建立/找到/達到平衡We need to strike a balance between these conflicting interests.我們需要在這些利益衝突中找到平衡。keep, maintain, preserve, sustain保持平衡You have to maintain a balance in your life or else you'll go crazy.你必須在生活中保持某種平衡,否則是會發瘋的。improve改善平衡ways to improve your work-life balance改善工作和生活之間平衡的良方disrupt, disturb, upset破壞/打亂/打破平衡Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.遊客常常打亂島上微妙的生態平衡。redress, re-establish, restore恢復平衡affect影響平衡adjust, alter, change, shift調節/變更/改變/轉變平衡BALANCE + VERBchange, shift平衡改變PREPOSITIONon balance (= after considering all the information) 總的來說On balance, the company has had a successful year.總的來說,公司這一年是成功的。in balance處於平衡狀態It is important to keep the different aspects of your life in balance.保持生活各個方面的平衡很重要。balance between⋯之間的平衡the balance between academic and practical work理論工作與實際工作之間的平衡balance of⋯的平衡the balance of animals and plants in the environment環境中動物與植物之間的平衡PHRASESthe balance of nature自然界的生態平衡
balance

noun²

2division of power/influence權力分配ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALANCE | BALANCE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVEchanging, shifting變化中的平衡military, political軍事上的平衡;政治上的均衡competitive競爭性平衡VERB + BALANCEaffect影響均衡change, shift改變均衡swing, tilt, tip影響事態的結果In an interview, good presentation can tip the balance your way.面試時,良好的自我介紹會有助於你取得成功。BALANCE + VERBchange, shift, swing, tilt平衡變化/轉移/搖擺/傾向一邊He argues that the balance has swung too far in favour / favor of capitalism.他提出說,天平過分傾向於對資本主義有利的一邊。PHRASESthe balance of advantage (especially BrE) 優勢對比The balance of advantage has shifted from the unions to employers.優勢已經從工會轉移到雇主一方。the balance of forces力量對比They assessed the balance of forces between Israel and other countries.他們評估了以色列與其他國家之間的力量對比。the balance of power權力對比;均勢Who holds the balance of power in this relationship?在這關係之中,誰居於舉足輕重的地位?There was a dramatic shift in the balance of power.權力對比發生了戲劇性的改變。checks and balances制衡Democracy depends on a system of checks and balances.民主的實行依賴於相互制衡的制度。
balance

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3of the body身體ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALANCE | BALANCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEexcellent, good極好的平衡能力;平衡性好poor平衡性差VERB + BALANCEhave能平衡Gymnasts have excellent balance.體操運動員的平衡能力極好。affect影響平衡Tightness in one set of muscles will affect your whole balance.一組肌肉緊張會影響整個人的平衡。improve提高平衡能力Yoga improves balance as well as flexibility.瑜伽會改善平衡性和靈活性。keep保持平衡I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates.我穿着新溜冰鞋努力保持平衡。lose失去平衡She lost her balance and fell.她失去平衡摔倒了。catch, recover, regain恢復平衡adjust調整平衡He set his feet wider and adjusted his balance.他把兩隻腳分得很開,調整一下身體的平衡。knock sb off, throw sb off撞倒某人;使某人失去平衡The sudden movement threw him off balance.突然的移動使他失去了平衡。BALANCE + NOUNbeam (especially NAmE) 平衡木The gymnasts finish with floor exercises and the balance beam.體操運動員以自由體操和平衡木項目結束比賽。PREPOSITIONoff balance失去平衡PHRASESa sense of balance平衡感Cats have a very good sense of balance.貓的平衡感很好。
balance

noun⁴

4money金錢ADJECTIVE | VERB + BALANCE | BALANCE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEaccount, bank銀行賬戶餘額cash, money現金結存;庫存現金credit, favourable/favorable, healthy, positive貸方餘額;順差debit, negative借方餘額;逆差cleared, net結賬餘額;淨餘額Interest is calculated on the daily cleared balance and paid direct to your account.利息每日結賬計算,直接存入賬戶。opening期初餘額final, outstanding期末結餘;未結餘額trade貿易差額VERB + BALANCEhave有餘額Everyone likes to have a healthy bank balance.人人都想自己的銀行賬戶有充足的餘額。ask for, request索要結單He asked the cashier for the balance of his current account.他向出納員要他活期存款賬戶的結單。check核對收支賬目I'll need to check my bank balance before I spend so much money.我在支出這麼一大筆錢之前需要核對一下銀行結餘。show顯示賬戶餘額pay支付差額I'll pay the balance later.我以後會把差額補上。use用餘額The balance of the proceeds will be used for new equipment.餘下的收入將用於添置新設備。bring forward, carry forward結轉餘額the balance brought forward from the previous year前一年結轉的餘額BALANCE + NOUN (see also balance sheet) PHRASESthe balance of payments, the balance of trade國際收支差額;貿易差額
balance

verb¹

1keep steady使保持穩定ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcarefully, delicately, precariously小心地保持平衡;不穩定地平衡PREPOSITIONon使在⋯上保持平衡He balanced the glasses carefully on the tray.他小心地使玻璃杯在托盤上保持平衡。
balance

verb²

2compare two things; give them equal value權衡ADVERB | VERB + BALANCE | PREPOSITION ADVERBbeautifully, delicately, evenly, finely, nicely, perfectly美妙地/小心地/平穩地/微妙地/良好地/完美無瑕地保持着平衡The song perfectly balances melody and rhythm.歌曲的旋律和節奏相得益彰。VERB + BALANCEhave to, need to需要平衡seek to, try to謀求平衡;試圖平衡The plan seeks to balance two important objectives.這個計劃試圖平衡兩大重要目標。manage to設法平衡fail to沒有達到平衡The party lost because it failed to balance economic growth with social equity.該黨因為在經濟增長與社會公平之間未能實現平衡而失利。PREPOSITIONagainst對比⋯權衡We have to balance the risks of the new strategy against the possible benefits.我們得權衡新策略的風險與可能帶來的利益。with權衡⋯和⋯She tries to balance the needs of her children with those of her employer.她盡力在孩子的需要與雇主的需要之間求得平衡。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1176 COCA: 1631
balance verb
compensate (The good and bad effects will balance out.) lean2 (balance on one leg)
balance noun
rest1 (a bank balance) in the balance unclear adj.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1176 COCA: 1631
balance
A connection or relation between things: relation, link, linkage...
The opposite: opposite, balance, the reverse...
Money that you owe: arrears, bad debt, balance...
Majority and most: majority, most, maximum...
General words for numbers, amounts and quantities: accumulation, allocation, allowance...
Calmness: calm, ease, equilibrium...
To create order in a system or activity: structure, reorganize, prioritize...
To become, or to make something weaker: lessen, reduce, subside...

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