词组 | balance |
释义 | balance /ˈbæləns/ noun 1. your ability to stand or walk steadily, without fallingverbslose your balance (=become unsteady) He suddenly felt weak and he lost his balance and fell over. | She nearly lost her balance as the bus suddenly moved forward.keep your balance (=stay steady) The sea was so rough that it was hard to keep my balance.regain/recover your balance (=become steady again) He held on to the rope until he regained his balance.knock/throw sb off balance The punch was hard enough to knock him off balance.prepositionsoff balance The branch knocked him off balance and he fell off his bicycle.phrasesa sense of balance Cats have a good sense of balance.2. a situation in which there is the right relationship between thingsadjectivesa good/healthy balance I try to eat a good balance of fish, meat, and fresh vegetables. | Are you eating a healthy balance of foods?a fine balance (=hard to achieve) She manages to strike the fine balance between being a boss and being a mom.a delicate balance (=easily damaged) Too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere upsets the delicate balance of gases.the right/proper/correct balance With sport, you have to find the right balance between competition and fun.the natural balance These chemicals will upset the natural balance of the pond.the ecological balance Human activity is ruining the ecological balance of our planet.the political/military balance By this time, the political balance in the Cabinet had altered.verbsget/find/achieve/strike a balance (=succeed in getting the balance right) Finding the right balance between home and work is difficult. | It is necessary to strike a balance between the needs of employers and employees.keep/maintain/preserve a balance Try to keep a balance between your spending and your earnings. | A business must maintain a balance between profit and financial risk.upset/disturb/disrupt the balance (=make it less equal or correct) They don’t want to upset the delicate balance of power in the region.change/alter/shift the balance Will this election alter the balance of power in the Senate? | We want to shift the balance towards preventing the disease rather than treating it.redress/restore the balance (=make it equal or correct again) What can be done to redress the balance in favour of the victims of crime?the balance changes/alters/shifts After the strike, the balance of power had changed in favour of the workers.prepositionsa balance between things You won’t be happy unless you keep a balance between work and leisure.phrasesthe balance of power The US wants to see the balance of power in Asia maintained.the balance of nature Cutting down the forests seriously upsets the balance of nature.your work–life balance (=between your work and the rest of your life) He is finding it difficult to get a good work–life balance. |
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