counterpoise
['kauntəpɔiz]
v.平均,使平衡
n.平衡,砝码
例句与用法:
In very gradual, complex ways, Britain may prove to be, not the Trojan horse of American influence which France has always feared, but, on the contrary, a counterpoise to the American tide.
虽然过程缓慢,方式也很复杂,可英国也许能够证明他们并非是法国总是害怕的那种美国势力的潜在危险。恰恰相反,他们是与美国潮流抗衡的力量。
An influence or force tending to produce equilibrium; counterpoise.
平衡力趋向于产生平衡的影响或力量; 平衡、均衡
A weight that acts to balance another; a counterpoise or counterweight.
衡重体能与另一个平衡的重量; 衡重体或平衡锤
词形变化:
动词过去式: counterpoised | 动词过去分词: counterpoised | 动词现在分词: counterpoising | 动词第三人称单数: counterpoises |
详细释义:
vt.
平均; 补偿
n.
1. 平衡锤, 砝码
2. 抗衡力
3. 平衡