balance
balance 英 [ˈbæləns] 美 [ˈbæləns]
n. 平衡；余额； vt. 使平衡；结算；
进行时:balancing 过去式:balanced 过去分词:balanced 第三人称单数:balances 名词复数:balances
- Balance is having the right amount — not too much or too little — of any quality, which leads to harmony or evenness. You might admire the balance someone has achieved between working hard and having fun.
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- n. 平衡；余额；
- vt. 使平衡；结算；
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1. 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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2. Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.
尽量保持工作与休闲均衡。
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3. Athletes need a good sense of balance.
运动员要有良好的平衡感。
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4. to check your bank balance
核对银行余额
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5. She balanced the cup on her knee.
她把杯子在膝盖上放稳。
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6. She tries to balance home life and career.
她力图兼顾家庭生活和事业。
- balance (n.) early 13c., "scales, apparatus for weighing by comparison of mass," from Old French balance "balance, scales for weighing" (12c.), also in figurative sense; from Medieval Latin bilancia, from Late Latin bilanx, from Latin (libra) bilanx "(scale) having two pans," possibly from Latin bis "twice" (from PIE root *dwo- "two") + lanx "dish, plate, scale of a balance," which is of uncertain origin.
- balance (v.) 1570s, "be equal with," from balance (n.). Meaning "serve as a counterpoise to" is from 1590s; that of "bring or keep in equilibrium" is from 1630s; that of "keep oneself in equilibrium" is from 1833. Of accounts, "settle by paying what remains due," from 1580s. Related: Balanced; balancing.
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