balance

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['bæl(ə)ns]
• 美式音标 [ˈbæl.əns]
• 国际音标 ['bæləns]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 平衡；余额；匀称
• vt. 使平衡；结算；使相称
• vi. 保持平衡；相称；抵销
• n. (Balance)人名；(西)巴兰塞

词源解说

• 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的balance，意为天平，秤；最初源自拉丁语的bilanx：bi (双） + lanx (盘子），意为有双盘的度量衡。

词根记忆

• bal(看作ball，球) + ance→球操选手需要很好的平衡能力→平衡
• bal(看做ball，球) + ance→球操选手需要很好的平衡力→平衡

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  balanced：平衡的；和谐的；安定的。

• n性质的同根词

  balancing：平衡；结算；调零装置。

  balancer：平衡器；秤称的人；走钢丝者。

• v性质的同根词

  balanced：用天平称；保持稳定；使…相称（balance的过去分词）。

用法辨析

n. (名词)

• balance用作名词的基本意思是“平衡,对比”,引申可表示“调和,均势”,还可表示思想或情绪上的稳定、镇定、沉着,有时还可表示重量、力量或数量上的偏重,作此解是不可数名词,但其前可加不定冠词。
• balance还可作“天平,秤”解,引申可表示“平衡力,制衡作用,抵消作用”。balance也可作“结存,结余,余额”解,指财务上的收支差额或余额。在美式英语中the balance可作“残余,余额”解。
• 表示“一副天平”，可说a balance，也可说a pair of balance。表示“用天平称某物”可接介词in或on。

v. (动词)

• balance的基本意思是对物体各部分进行适当调整,使重量均衡或比例协调,从而达到稳固或稳定的目的。引申可指均衡或比较事物的利弊、优势或轻重、缓急等。
• 美国人习惯用the balance表示“其余”，而英国人则习惯用the remainder或the rest来表示。

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.
  我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• When you learn to ride a bicycle you must learn to balance.
  你学骑自行车时必须学会平衡。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• Can you balance yourself on skates?
  你穿了溜冰鞋能保持身体平衡吗?

词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• achieve balance 获得平衡
• acquire balance 获得平衡
• collect the balance 收取余款
• disturb the balance 打乱平衡
• keep balance [计划]保持平衡;平衡世界;详细翻译;保持平衡

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (EQUAL STATE) a state where things are of equal weight or force
• (WEIGHING MACHINE) a device used for weighing things, consisting of two dishes hanging on a bar that shows when the contents of both dishes weigh the same
• (MONEY) the amount of money you have in a bank account, or the amount of something that you have left after you have spent or used up the rest
• to be in a position where you will stand without falling to either side, or to put something in this position

柯林斯英英字典

• If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
• Balance is the ability to remain steady when you are standing up.
• If you balance one thing with something different, each of the things has the same strength or importance.
• balanced
• A balance is a situation in which all the different parts are equal in strength or importance.
• If you say that the balance tips in your favour, you start winning or succeeding, especially in a conflict or contest.
• If you balance one thing against another, you consider its importance in relation to the other one.
• If someone balances their budget or if a government balances the economy of a country, they make sure that the amount of money that is spent is not greater than the amount that is received.
• If you balance your books or make them balance, you prove by calculation that the amount of money you have received is equal to the amount that you have spent.
• The balance in your bank account is the amount of money you have in it.
• Thebalance of an amount of money is what remains to be paid for something or what remains when part of the amount has been spent.
• &rarrsee also bank balance
• If you keep your balance, for example, when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over. /
• If you are off balance, you are in an unsteady position and about to fall.
• You can say on balance to indicate that you are stating an opinion after considering all the relevant facts or arguments.

专业释义

经济学

• 平衡

  Part five: the counter-measures of China抯 balance of pension.
  第五部分：我国养老基金平衡的对策。

• 均衡

  Finally, the high-tech industry cluster achieves balance.
  最终,高新技术产业集群达到均衡水平。

• 余额

法学

• 平衡

  Third,the pursuit of the balance of interests.
  第三,追求各方利益的平衡。

• 衡平

  In the third part, the balance rescue, incidental appeal,is introduced.
  第三部分介绍了对被上诉人的衡平救济――附带上诉制度。

  计算机科学技术

• 均衡

  This paper proposes the data movement service based on load balance in grid.
  该文提出了一种网格环境下基于负载均衡的数据移动服务。

• 结算
• 结馀

电子、通信与自动控制技术

• 天平

  The densities of samples in different sintering temperature were tested by XT200A digital balance, which was made in Switzerland production.
  利用瑞士生产的XT200A型数字天平测试了不同预烧和烧结温度下各陶瓷样品的体积密度。

  医药科学

• 财政

机械工程

• 天平

  ome problems ignored easily about the choice and use of electronic balance were discussed and analyzed. The re-solvents and accurate operating instructions were advanced.
  针对电子天平的选择、使用和维护中容易忽视的问题进行分析和阐述,并提出了解决办法和正确的操作规程。

• 平衡

艺术学

• (四对男女跳的方形舞或苏格兰双人舞中与舞伴)相对互进互退
• (四对男女跳的方形舞或苏格兰双人舞中)与(舞伴)相对互进互退，向(舞伴)靠拢又分离

天文学

• 天秤星座

生物学

• 天平
• 平衡

化学

• 平衡;天平

地球科学

• 平衡