Word · Frequency #20698
unbalance
/ənˈbæləns/
noun
失衡;不平衡
a lack of balance or a state of disequilibrium
- 1.
a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
缺乏平衡或失衡状态
- 2.
a state of mental disturbance and disorientation
精神紊乱和迷失的状态
精神紊乱;心理失衡;缺乏平衡或失衡状态;精神紊乱和迷失的状态;失衡;精神错乱
In use
An unbalance in the engine caused the car to vibrate while driving.
After the accident, she suffered from a temporary mental unbalance.
The unbalance between income and spending worried him a lot.
Connections
Collocations
- mental unbalance
- 精神失衡
- After the accident, she suffered from mental unbalance.事故之后,她出现了精神失衡。
- emotional unbalance
- 情绪失衡
- Emotional unbalance sometimes leads to poor judgment.情绪失衡有时会导致判断力下降。
- slight unbalance
- 轻微失衡
- The mechanic detected a slight unbalance in the front wheel.机械师检测到前轮有轻微的不平衡。
- cause an unbalance
- 引起失衡
- The sudden change in diet can cause an unbalance in body chemistry.饮食的突然变化会引起体内化学物质的失衡。
- correct the unbalance
- 纠正失衡
- The committee was formed to correct the unbalance in the school system.成立该委员会是为了纠正学校系统中的失衡。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-(不)+ balance(平衡),想象天平倾覆即失衡;也联想精神天平歪斜,表示心理紊乱。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术写作、工程技术、心理学 作名词时,unbalance 通常用于正式或书面语境,多指“失衡”或“精神紊乱”的状态;日常口语中更常用 imbalance 或其他更具体的说法。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unbalance(/ənˈbæləns/)真正押韵的是 balance、imbalance 和 counterbalance(此处取动词读音,重音都在 -bal-,后面的 /ləns/ 相同)。instance、ambulance、absence 拼写或结尾读音相近,但重音元音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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