词组 | imbalance |
释义 | imbalance /ɪmˈbæləns/ noun a situation in which there is not an equal balance between two thingsadjectives/nouns + imbalancea serious/dangerous imbalance There is a serious imbalance between the rich and the poor in the world.a great/huge/major imbalance There is a great imbalance between government spending on roads and public transport.a growing/increasing imbalance The increasing imbalance of wealth in the global economy is becoming a problem.a chemical imbalance Some mental illnesses are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.a power imbalance A power imbalance exists between the north and the south of the country.an economic imbalance Politicians have failed to redress the economic imbalance between different parts of the UK.a trade imbalance This essay will talk about the trade imbalance between the US and China.verbsthere is an imbalance/an imbalance exists At the higher levels of management, there’s definitely an imbalance between the number of men and women.cause/create an imbalance Human activity has caused an imbalance in the climate system.correct/redress/counteract the imbalance (=make something more balanced) Eighty per cent of our wealth belongs to five per cent of the people, and we need to counteract this imbalance.reduce the imbalance The president stressed the need to reduce the trade imbalance.prepositionsan imbalance between sth and sth The economy is failing because of the great imbalance between imports and exports.an imbalance in sth There is an imbalance in the country’s population: for every seven women there are now only three men. |
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