Word · Frequency #1176
balanced
使保持平衡；稳住
balanced is the past of balance.
to keep something steady so it does not fall
- 1.
To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
使平衡；调整重量使天平平衡
- 2.
To make (concepts) agree.
使(概念)一致
- 3.
To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
摇摇欲坠地拿着；在窄小底座上支撑以防掉落
- 4.
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
比较(相对力量、重要性、价值等)；估量
- 5.
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
使来回移动；往复运动
- 6.
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
使(帆)收缩到更窄的范围
- 7.
To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
使(账户)借贷相符
- 8.
To be in equilibrium.
处于平衡状态
- 9.
To have matching credits and debits.
借贷相符；收支平衡
保持平衡；处于平衡状态；使平衡；使相等；使收支相符；收支平衡；权衡；比较；来回摆动；摆动
In use
She balanced the book on her head.
You need to balance the benefits against the risks.
I balanced my checkbook at the end of the month.
Verb forms
base balance · third person balances · -ing balancing · past balanced · past participle balanced
规则变化动词，加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
Connections
Collocations
- balance the budget
- 使预算收支平衡
- The new finance minister promised to balance the budget in two years.新财政部长承诺在两年内使预算收支平衡。
- balance work and family
- 平衡工作与家庭
- It's hard to balance work and family when you travel a lot.经常出差时，很难平衡工作与家庭。
- balance on a tightrope
- 在钢丝上保持平衡
- The acrobat balanced on a tightrope high above the crowd.杂技演员在人群上方高高的钢丝上保持平衡。
- balance the books
- 结清账目；使收支平衡
- The accountant stayed late to balance the books.会计加班结清账目。
- balance risks against benefits
- 权衡风险与收益
- You have to balance the risks against the potential benefits before making a decision.做决定前，你必须权衡风险与潜在收益。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
balance 像天平两端的托盘，用手调整两边重量让它们相等，就是“使平衡”；在窄边上稳住不倒下也是它。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常动作（端稳物体）、抽象讨论（权衡利弊）、财务场景（使收支相符） 作为动词，balance 多用于日常和书面语中，语体比较中性。具体意思常随搭配变化：balance on/against 多指使平衡或权衡，balance an account 指使账目收支相符。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 balance /ˈbæləns/ 押韵的词只有 valance /ˈvæləns/。ambulance 和 balance 都以不重读的 -ance /əns/ 结尾，但不押韵。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：lance 读 /læns/，silence 读 /ˈsaɪləns/，talent 读 /ˈtælənt/，ballast 读 /ˈbæləst/。比较时不要只看拼写。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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