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　

TOEFLTEM8医学

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 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。
• 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。
• Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.
  社会失衡比收入不公平更令他忧虑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Objective To study the effect of covariate imbalance on analysis of covariance.
  目的探讨协变量的不均衡对协方差分析的影响。
• Peroxide and antioxidant imbalance was more pronounced in RA than in SLE.
  过氧化物和抗氧化剂的失衡在类风湿性关节炎中较系统性红斑狼疮中更为明显。
• 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。