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*bal·ance¹ /`bæləns; ˈbæləns/
n
1 [U] when your weight is evenly spread so that you are steady 平衡:
lose your balance (=be unable to stay steady) 失去平衡: Billy lost his balance and fell. 比利失去平衡摔倒了。
off balance (=unable to stay steady) 失去平衡: I was still off balance when he hit me again. 没等我站稳，他又朝我打过来。
2 [singular 单数，U] when two equal or opposite things are treated as though they are equally important 均势:
We need more balance in political reporting. 我们需要更公正的、不偏不倚的政治报道。
strike a balance between (=make sure that two things have equal importance) 在…之间达到平衡: Parents have to strike a balance between protecting their children and allowing them to be independent. 做父母的必须处理好保护孩子和让孩子独立这两方面的平衡。
3 [singular 单数，U] when different things can exist together without one part affecting the other too much 均衡，制衡:
the balance between the separate branches of government 政府各部门之间的制衡作用
the balance of nature 自然界的平衡
4 the balance the amount of something such as money that remains after some has been used or spent 结余，余额:
What's the balance on my credit card? 我的信用卡里还有多少余额？
5 be/hang in the balance to be in a situation where the result of something could be good or bad 悬而未决:
The whole future of Bosnia hangs in the balance. 波斯尼亚前途未卜。
6 [C] technical a piece of equipment for weighing things 【术语】 天平，秤
7 on balance used to tell someone your opinion after considering all the facts全面考虑之后，总的说来:
I think on balance I prefer the new system. 总的说来，我觉得自己更喜欢新体制。
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