balance the budget
collocation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。
使保持平衡；稳住
balanced — past of balance
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使保持平衡；稳住
to keep something steady so it does not fall
She balanced the book on her head.
她把书平衡地顶在头上。
使平衡；调整重量使天平平衡
To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
使(概念)一致
To make (concepts) agree.
摇摇欲坠地拿着；在窄小底座上支撑以防掉落
To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
比较(相对力量、重要性、价值等)；估量
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
balance
Base
原形
balances
3rd person
第三人称单数
balancing
-ing
现在分词
balanced
Past
过去式
balanced
Past participle
过去分词
She balances her work and family life.
她平衡工作和家庭生活。
He balanced the books yesterday.
他昨天结算了账目。
They have balanced the budget for this year.
他们已经平衡了今年的预算。
规则变化动词，加-ed构成过去式和过去分词。
You need to balance the benefits against the risks.
你需要权衡利益与风险。
I balanced my checkbook at the end of the month.
我在月底结算了支票簿。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
结清账目；使收支相符
The accountant worked late to balance the books before the tax deadline.
会计师加班到很晚，赶在报税截止日期前结清账目。
相互抵消；达到平衡
The extra hours I put in on Monday balance out the time I took off on Friday.
我周一多上的班时间，正好抵消了周五请的假。
处于千钧一发之际；情况万分危急
With the votes still being counted, the result balanced on a knife's edge.
选票仍在统计中，结果千钧一发。
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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。
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。
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。
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