Word · Frequency #1176
balances
使保持平衡；稳住
balances is the third person singular of balance.
核心释义
to keep something steady so it does not fall
- 1.
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.
- 2.
使(概念)一致
To make (concepts) agree.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
比较(相对力量、重要性、价值等)；估量
To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- 5.
使来回移动；往复运动
To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- 6.
使(帆)收缩到更窄的范围
To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- 7.
使(账户)借贷相符
To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- 8.
处于平衡状态
To be in equilibrium.
- 9.
借贷相符；收支平衡
To have matching credits and debits.
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
用法In use
She balanced the book on her head.
用法提示：此句中'balance'用作动词，意为'使保持平衡'，描述将物体稳定放置的动作。
You need to balance the benefits against the risks.
用法提示：此句中'balance'用作动词，意为'权衡，比较'，表示对不同因素进行对比评估。
I balanced my checkbook at the end of the month.
用法提示：此句中'balance'用作动词，意为'结算，使收支平衡'，涉及财务账目的核对。
balance sth on sth
on 后接支撑点，表示把某物放在窄小的支撑面上使其不倒。
He balanced the plate on his finger.
他把盘子稳稳地顶在手指上。
balance on sth
不及物用法，表示自己在狭小的支撑面上站稳。
The cat balanced on the narrow wall.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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