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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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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some traders and policymakers said the supply and demand imbalance is real this time.
  一些交易商和决策者表示，此次供求失衡是真实的。
• One of the results was a major imbalance between the Thai baht and the US dollar.
  这导致的其中一个结果就是泰铢和美元兑换的极大不平衡。
• Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.
  社会失衡比收入不公平更令他忧虑。
• 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。
• While the imbalance of social interest, structure restricts seriously the social vigor in our country.
  社会利益结构的失衡严重制约了我国社会活力。
• 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。