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

• Their combined effects determine the features of language change: scale, imbalance and systematicity.
  二者共同决定了语言变化的特征：渐变性、不平衡性和系统性。
• Sino-US trade imbalance has been focused by many theoretical-researchers and policies-makers.
  中美贸易不平衡问题引起了理论研究者与政策制定者的广泛关注。
• 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。
• 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。
• China has taken excellent advantage of this imbalance and in fact this weakness in our governance and culture.
  中国很好的利用了这种不平衡，这其实是我们的不足和文化。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Remember that discontent is caused from an imbalance in one or more parts of your life.
  记住不满是由于生活中一个/多个部分失衡引起。
• 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。