英语词组balance是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

BALANCE

break even

for income to equal expenses. (This implies that money was not earned or lost.)

Unfortunately my business just managed to break even last year.I made a bad investment, but I broke even.

checks and balances

a system where power is kept in control and balance between the various branches of government. (Fixed order.)

The newspaper editor claimed that the system of checks and balances built into our Constitution has been subverted by party politics.We depend on checks and balances in government to keep despots from seizing control of the government.

cut both ways

to affect both sides of an issue equally.

Remember that your suggestion that costs should be shared cuts both ways. You will have to pay as well.If our side cannot take along supporters to the game, then yours cannot either. The rule has to cut both ways.

hedge one's bets

to reduce one's loss on a bet or on an investment by counterbalancing the loss in some way. (Slang.)

Bob bet Ann that the plane would be late. He usually hedges his bets. This time he called the airline and asked about the plane before he made the bet.John bought some stock and then bet Mary that the stock would go down in value in one year. He has hedged his bets perfectly. If the stock goes up, he sells it, pays off Mary, and still makes a profit. If it goes down, he reduces his loss by winning the bet he made with Mary.

middle-of-the-road

halfway between two extremes, especially political extremes.

Jane is very left-wing, but her husband is politically middle-of-the-road.I don't want to vote for either the leftwing or the right-wing candidate. I prefer someone with more middle-of-the-road views.

BALANCE - PHYSICAL

regain one's feet

to stand up again after falling or stumbling.

I fell on the ice and almost couldn't regain my feet.I helped my uncle regain his feet after he fell.

idiombalancehang/be/remain in the balanceif a situation hangs in the balance, no one knows yet what will happen, because this depends on events that are still occurring, or on a decision that has not yet been made:I waited for the meeting to end, knowing that my career hung in the balance.The talks have been postponed, and the trade agreement remains in the balance.throw sb off balanceto make someone confused or less confident by surprising them:Don't let unexpected questions throw you off balance in the interview.Her sudden change of plan threw me off balance for a minute, and I didn't know what to say.tip/swing the balanceto have an effect on a decision that is being made, or on the final result of a situation:His address to the conference was the speech that tipped the balance for many voters.The new law has swung the balance in favour of home buyers, and away from renters.

See:

a balancing act
a balancing/juggling act
balance (something) against (something else)
balance (something) with (something else)
balance against
balance out
balance the accounts
balance the books
balance wheel
balance with
be in the balance
be thrown off balance
catch (someone) off balance
checks and balances
hang in the balance
in the balance
off balance
on balance
redress the balance
strike a balance
swing the balance
the balance of power
throw (one) off balance
throw off balance
throw someone off balance
tilt the balance
tip the balance
tip the balance/scales
weigh (something) in the balance
weigh something in the balance
weighed (in the balance) and found wanting

词组	balance
释义	BALANCE break even for income to equal expenses. (This implies that money was not earned or lost.) Unfortunately my business just managed to break even last year.I made a bad investment, but I broke even. checks and balances a system where power is kept in control and balance between the various branches of government. (Fixed order.) The newspaper editor claimed that the system of checks and balances built into our Constitution has been subverted by party politics.We depend on checks and balances in government to keep despots from seizing control of the government. cut both ways to affect both sides of an issue equally. Remember that your suggestion that costs should be shared cuts both ways. You will have to pay as well.If our side cannot take along supporters to the game, then yours cannot either. The rule has to cut both ways. hedge one's bets to reduce one's loss on a bet or on an investment by counterbalancing the loss in some way. (Slang.) Bob bet Ann that the plane would be late. He usually hedges his bets. This time he called the airline and asked about the plane before he made the bet.John bought some stock and then bet Mary that the stock would go down in value in one year. He has hedged his bets perfectly. If the stock goes up, he sells it, pays off Mary, and still makes a profit. If it goes down, he reduces his loss by winning the bet he made with Mary. middle-of-the-road halfway between two extremes, especially political extremes. Jane is very left-wing, but her husband is politically middle-of-the-road.I don't want to vote for either the leftwing or the right-wing candidate. I prefer someone with more middle-of-the-road views. BALANCE - PHYSICAL regain one's feet to stand up again after falling or stumbling. I fell on the ice and almost couldn't regain my feet.I helped my uncle regain his feet after he fell. balance verb► balance the booksin an illegal betting operation, to place bets with other operations when betting is too heavy on one proposition US, 1979 idiombalancehang/be/remain in the balanceif a situation hangs in the balance, no one knows yet what will happen, because this depends on events that are still occurring, or on a decision that has not yet been made:I waited for the meeting to end, knowing that my career hung in the balance.The talks have been postponed, and the trade agreement remains in the balance.throw sb off balanceto make someone confused or less confident by surprising them:Don't let unexpected questions throw you off balance in the interview.Her sudden change of plan threw me off balance for a minute, and I didn't know what to say.tip/swing the balanceto have an effect on a decision that is being made, or on the final result of a situation:His address to the conference was the speech that tipped the balance for many voters.The new law has swung the balance in favour of home buyers, and away from renters. phrasebalance[balanced, balanced, balancing] balance against balance sth against sth to consider the importance of one thing in relation to something else when you are making a decision: The cost of treatment has to be balanced against expected benefits. When the life of a pregnant mother is at risk, balanced against the life of the unborn child, the mother's welfare should take priority.■ SIMILAR TO: set against balance out 1. balance out/up if two or more things balance out or up, the final result is that they are equal in amount or effect: Sometimes I look after the kids and sometimes John does - so in the end it all balances out.2. *balance sth* out/up** • balance out/up sth if you balance out or up two or more things, you make them equal in amount or effect: You have to try and balance up what you want with what you can actually afford. See: a balancing act a balancing/juggling act balance (something) against (something else) balance (something) with (something else) balance against balance out balance the accounts balance the books balance wheel balance with be in the balance be thrown off balance catch (someone) off balance checks and balances hang in the balance in the balance off balance on balance redress the balance strike a balance swing the balance the balance of power throw (one) off balance throw off balance throw someone off balance tilt the balance tip the balance tip the balance/scales weigh (something) in the balance weigh something in the balance weighed (in the balance) and found wanting
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