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

• The trade imbalance is likely to rise again in 1990. Hence a new set of policy actions will be required soon
  贸易失衡可能会在1990年再次加剧。因此需要很快采取一系列新的政策行动。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• China is the world's largest social and economic development imbalance in the country.
  我国是世界上社会经济发展不平衡程度最大的国家。
• What we face is a looming imbalance in which demand for new drugs far outstrips supply.
  我们面对的是日益逼近的失衡，对新药的需求远远超过了供给。
• 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。
• 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 imbalance of workforce's supply and the demand results in serious unemployment.
  劳动力的供给与需求的失横导致了失业的严重化。
• 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。