counterbalances

基本解释

• n.平衡；平衡力
• v.抵销；使平衡

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• The two weights counterbalance each other.
  那两个秤锤互成平衡。
• His wife's calm nature act as a counterbalance to his excitability.
  他妻子生性从容不迫，这对他的易冲动的个性起著平衡作用。

用作动词 (v.)

• He took two days off to counterbalance the overtime the week before.
  他休了两天假以抵消前星期加的班。
• The boy's earnest effort counterbalance his slowness at learning.
  这孩子孜孜不倦的努力抵消了他学习的迟钝。
• The man used his weight to counterbalance the load and prevent it from slipping.
  那人以身体平衡他的负荷物以免滑落。