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counterbalance
- a weight that balances another weight;a factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence
- (of a weight) balance (another weight);neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence
verb: counterbalance, 3rd person present: counterbalances, gerund or present participle: counterbalancing, past tense: counterbalanced, past participle: counterbalanced
noun: counterbalance, plural noun: counterbalances
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a weight that balances another weight the trolley used a counterbalance and leverage action to reduce the effort of lifting loads
- ▪ a factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence his restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival's influence
動詞
- 1. (of a weight) balance (another weight) the sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest
- ▪ neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence the extra cost of mail order may be counterbalanced by its convenience
- 更多解釋
- a weight that balances another weight.
- (of a weight) balance (another weight): the sitter's weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest
Oxford American Dictionary