counterbalancing是什么意思？

counterbalancing

英['kaʊntəbælənsɪŋ] 美['kaʊntəbælənsɪŋ]

• v. 对…起平衡作用，抵消( counterbalance的现在分词 )，对重平衡；

例句

• These verbs mean to make something ineffective by if by applying an opposite or counterbalancing force. 这些动词是指通过使用相反的或制衡的力量使事物无效.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  对…起平衡作用;抗衡;抵消
  To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
  例句
  Add honey to counterbalance the acidity... 加点蜂蜜来调和酸味。 His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness. 他有着族长式的慷慨大方，同时却又冷漠无情。
• N-COUNT
  起平衡作用的事物;抗衡力；抵消因素
  Something that is a counterbalance to something else counter-balances that thing.
  例句
  ...organisations set up as a counterbalance to groups allied to the ANC. 为抗衡非国大联盟而成立的一些组织

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. serving to equilibrate;
  "he added a counterbalancing weight"