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

• 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。
• This phenomenon is caused by a long-standing imbalance in economic development between urban and rural areas.
  这种现象是城乡发展长期不平衡导致的。
• Product structure and market demand imbalance is the development of business failure or delay an important problem.
  产品结构与市场需求不平衡的发展，经营失败或延迟的一个重要问题。
• For too long the British economy has been characterised by unfairness and imbalance; short-term thinking and short-term gains.
  在太长的时间里，英国经济是以不公平和不平衡为特征的；短期思维和短期利益大行其道。
• The Sino-US trade imbalance is a long-standing problem.
  中美贸易不平衡是一个由来已久的问题。
• I really had no idea of the imbalance of the world, and how fortunate I was.
  我真的不知道世界有这么不平衡，我还不知道我有多么幸运。
• 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。
• There is an imbalance between the many opportunities open to men and the few open to women.
  在对男子敞开的许多机会和对妇女敞开的少量机会之间存在着不均衡。
• 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。
• 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。