英汉词典

balance 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

balance 词态变化

balance 中文词源

来自拉丁短语libra bilanx. Libra, 秤，天秤座。bi, 二。lanx, 盘子。原义指秤，称量，后指平衡。

balance 英文词源

balance

balance: [13] The underlying etymological meaning of balance is of a weighing apparatus with ‘two pans’ for holding things. In Latin this was a lībra bilanx, literally ‘scales with two pans’ – bilanx being compounded from bi- ‘two’ and lanx ‘plate, pan’. Bilanx passed, in its stem from bilanc-, via Vulgar Latin *bilancia into Old French balance, the source of the English word.

balance (n.)

early 13c., "apparatus for weighing," from Old French balance (12c.) "balance, scales for weighing," also in the figurative sense; from Medieval Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx, from Latin (libra) bilanx "(scale) having two pans," possibly from Latin bis "twice" + lanx "dish, plate, scale of a balance." The accounting sense is from 1580s; the meaning "general harmony between parts" is from 1732; sense of "physical equipoise" is from 1660s. Balance of power in the geopolitical sense is from 1701. Many figurative uses (such as hang in the balance, late 14c.), are from Middle English image of the scales in the hands of personified Justice, Fortune, Fate, etc.

balance (v.)

1570s, "be equal with," from balance (n.). Meaning "bring or keep in equilibrium" is from 1630s; that of "keep oneself in equilibrium" is from 1833. Of accounts, from 1580s. Related: Balanced; balancing. Balanced meal, diet, etc. is from 1908.

balance 词组搭配

balance 英文释义

1. a state of equilibrium

2. a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity

3. equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

4. harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);

"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin

5. equality of distribution

6. something left after other parts have been taken away;

"there was no remainder"

"he threw away the rest"

"he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

7. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

8. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

9. an equivalent counterbalancing weight

10. a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat

balance 同义词解析

remainder, surplus, rest, remains, balance

这些名词均含"剩余部分"之意。

remainder： 含义较广，可指数学运算中的余数，也指从整体取走或用掉部分后的所余部分，或一群人走掉一部分剩下的人。

surplus： 指超过需要数量之外的剩余。

rest： 最普通用词与定冠词连用，指任何指定数量的人或物等。

remains： 常指人或动物死后的遗体或遗骨，也指古代文明的遗迹或去世作家尚未发表的遗稿。

balance： 指支取存款的余额或减去各种开支后的尾数。

balance 双语例句

1. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.

他仍然是维系该国脆弱的政治平衡的支柱。

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2. He figured up the balance in their checking account.

他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。

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3. I'd like to check the balance in my account please.

请查一下我的账户余额。

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4. A balance is achieved in the painting between orderliness and unpredictability.

这幅画作在条理分明和出人意表之间取得了平衡。

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5. The total of debits must balance the total of credits.

借记总额必须与贷记总额相平衡。

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balance 实用场景例句

to check your bank balance (= to find out how much money there is in your account)

核对银行结存

牛津词典

The balance of $500 must be paid within 90 days.

500元结欠款必须于90天之内付清。

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Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.

尽量保持工作与休闲均衡。

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This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions.

这份报纸不偏不倚地报道不同的意见。

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Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island.

观光客常常破坏岛上微妙的自然生态平衡。

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His wife's death disturbed the balance of his mind .

妻子的离世使他心神不宁。

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Athletes need a good sense of balance.

运动员要有良好的平衡感。

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I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates.

我穿着新溜冰鞋，努力保持平衡。

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She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off.

她骑车拐弯时失去平衡，摔了下来。

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She was trying to behave as if his visit hadn't thrown her off balance.

她尽力装作对他的造访并不吃惊。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

On balance he agreed with Christine.

总的来说，他同意克里斯蒂娜的意见。

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He swung around, almost losing his balance.

他蓦地转身，差点失去平衡。

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A gust of wind knocked him off balance and he fell face down in the mud.

一阵大风刮得他失去平衡，脸朝下摔在泥里。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The fate of a project which could revolutionise the use of computers in hospitals hangs in the balance.

可能给医院的计算机使用带来革命的项目仍然前途未明。

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She was holding onto the rail to keep her balance...

她抓住扶手以保持平衡。

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He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.

他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。

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...teaching them to balance the books...

教他们结平账目

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To make the books balance, spending must fall and taxes must rise.

为了使收支相等，必须减少支出，增加税收。

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I'd like to check the balance in my account please.

请查一下我的账户余额。

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They were due to pay the balance on delivery.

他们应该在货到时支付余额。

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The balance continues to swing away from final examinations to continuous assessment.

期末考试渐渐被连续性评估所取代。

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She carefully tried to balance religious sensitivities against democratic freedom.

她谨慎地试图对宗教情感和民主自由两者作出权衡。

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The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.

你现在服用的药物可能会影响身体的平衡能力。

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Balance spicy dishes with mild ones...

做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相当。

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The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs...

国家必须找出平衡这两种需求的办法。

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Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values...

他们的婚姻在传统和现代价值观之间保持着微妙平衡。

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There was no other way to ensure that people would get the right balance of foods.

没有其他方法可以确保人们饮食均衡。

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...a powerful new gun which could tip the balance of the war in their favour...

将使他们在战争中占据优势的威力巨大的新型火炮

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I balanced on the ledge...

我在窗台上站稳。

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He balanced a football on his head.

他将一只足球稳稳地顶在头上。

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