| 词汇 | off-balance |
| 释义 | off balance adjective[ after verb ], adverb uk /ˌɒf ˈbæl.əns/ us /ˌɑːf ˈbæl.əns/ If someone or something is off balance, that person or thing is in a position where they are likely to fall or be knocked down: 不平衡的；不稳定的 A gust of wind knocked/threw her off balance and she fell.一阵狂风吹得她失去平衡后摔倒了。 confused or uncertain about what to do next: 乱了套的;不知所措的 Many Republicans were thrown off balance by the Democrats' landslide at the polls.民主党在民意测验中的压倒性胜利让许多共和党成员乱了阵脚。 Balance and imbalance accord with something align axisymmetric balance (something) out/up balance of power harmoniously harmonization harmonize harmony imbalance never the twain shall meetidiom non-symmetrical nonequilibrium on an even keelidiom one man's loss is another man's gainidiom trade something off unbalance unharmonious well balanced well rounded You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Confusion, confusing and feeling confused off balance | American Dictionaryoff balanceidiom surprised or confused, so that it is difficult to behave or react as you usually would: He walked up and said I was fat, which really threw me off balance (= made me feel confused). Her remark seemed to catch her mother off balance (= surprise her). Examples of off balanceoff balance Language ecologies are like bio-ecologies: they normally function well enough, but can be thrown offbalance. Unpredictable rainfall in terms of quantity and timing throws farmers offbalance and affects yields. So the central concept of the book throws it offbalance. The guerrillas held their ground and by the fourth day the drive lost its impetus, the assailants thrown offbalance. No wonder it struck at the enemy's weakest spot and put the campaign offbalance, forcing the high command to operate by improvisation for over three months. If our man-power budget is incorrectly drawn after the war, we shall get our industrial system offbalance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should not be possible to move assets and liabilities offbalance sheet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is getting well offbalance on this issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A change for the worse in the world situation will not find us offbalance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is concern that the desire to drive projects offbalance has become the sole reason for projects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Going offbalance has to be justified because it carries a higher cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other methods were employed, such as advance funding and deferred purchase, offbalance sheet funding and leasing, including leasing of equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is an answer to a maiden's prayer if one wants to keep public-private partnership liabilities offbalance sheet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A large number of fishermen may leave the profession, which would knock that entire economic sector offbalance. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In a market thrown offbalance by surpluses, any country that increases its production harms all the others. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English See all examples of off balance These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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