imbalance

英 [ɪmˈbæləns]

美 [ɪmˈbæləns]

n.  失衡; 不平衡; 不公平

复数：imbalances　过去分词：imbalanced　过去式：imbalanced　现在分词：imbalancing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7792 / COCA.8131

牛津词典

noun

• 失衡；不平衡；不公平
  a situation in which two or more things are not the same size or are not treated the same, in a way that is unfair or causes problems
  1. a global imbalance of/in power
     全球权力的不平衡
  2. Attempts are being made to redress (= put right) the imbalance between our import and export figures.
     我们正努力纠正进出口的不平衡。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不平衡;不均衡;失衡
  If there is animbalancein a situation, the things involved are not the same size, or are not the right size in proportion to each other.
  1. ...the imbalance between the two sides in this war.
     这场战争中双方力量的悬殊
  2. ...an international strategy to reduce trade imbalances.
     降低贸易逆差的国际战略

英英释义

noun

• (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
  Synonym:asymmetrydissymmetry
• a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
  1. a hormonal imbalance
  Synonym:instabilityunbalance

双语例句

• The tremendous weight of the ice causes an imbalance on the globe.
  地球上巨大的冰重量产生了不平衡。
• This article on China-US trade friction in the focus of trade imbalance reasons, a brief analysis.
  本文对中美贸易摩擦中的焦点问题中美贸易不平衡的原因，进行了简要的分析。
• The imbalance of workforce's supply and the demand results in serious unemployment.
  劳动力的供给与需求的失横导致了失业的严重化。
• As from different perspectives, people have different views on balance and imbalance.
  由于角度不同，人们对平衡与不平衡的看法也会有所不同。
• China has taken excellent advantage of this imbalance and in fact this weakness in our governance and culture.
  中国很好的利用了这种不平衡，这其实是我们的不足和文化。
• Their combined effects determine the features of language change: scale, imbalance and systematicity.
  二者共同决定了语言变化的特征：渐变性、不平衡性和系统性。
• The present global trade imbalance reflects a structural, system-wide problem.
  当前，全球贸易的不平衡反映了一个结构性、体制上的问题。
• The illness is triggered by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
  这种疾病是大脑化学物质失衡诱发的。
• It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.
  它仅是痛苦指数和因应资源的不平衡。
• The irony is that this policy choice worsens the imbalance.
  具有讽刺意味的是，这种政策选择加剧了失衡状况。