| 词汇 | counterweight |
| 释义 | counterweight noun[ C ] uk /ˈkaʊn.tə.weɪt/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.weɪt/ a weight that is as heavy as something else, so that the two objects can balance平衡重，平衡锤，砝码 Balance and imbalance accord with something align axisymmetric balance (something) out/up balance of power harmonization harmonize harmony imbalance in accord with someone/something non-symmetrical nonequilibrium off balance on an even keelidiom one man's loss is another man's gainidiom trade something off unbalance unharmonious well balanced well rounded He also showed a "disappearing" gun in an earthwork, the gun recoiling below the level of the parapet and being run up to a firing position by a counterweight. The counterweight being suitably adjusted, the lever falls when the thread has become fine enough to need another cocoon. Their boats are very narrow, and have only a counterweight at the opposite end, where they carry their sail. This overcame the atmospheric pressure on the piston from above and allowed the piston to rise by a counterweight on the rod over and connecting to the pump. Yet Sir Gregory delivered it with an incisive gusto, desperately countersigning his own death warrant. Examples of counterweightcounterweight A broad and nonrestrictive mandate, combined with an all-encompassing jurisdiction, offers important counterweights to the ombudsman's lack of sanctioning power. Lines, cords, pulleys, and counterweights "activated an elaborate system of screens, shutters and curtains positioned at both sources" of light (skylights and windows) (165). In this context, the lack of direct benefit to the patient provides no counterweight to the loss of dignity incurred. The directly-elected three members of the executive were intended as a counterweight to what might turn out to be a volatile legislature. Abandoning classical disciplinary systems would endanger especially those radically universal perspectives that act as a counterweight to extreme specialization. The counterweight modification method can guarantee that the seesaw angle equals zero when the cart position is located at the center of the seesaw. For this reason they serve as unexpected counterweights to balance overly deterministic elements that are often encountered in the technological literature. The colourful sails now functioned visually and as counterweights air-resistant to motion. The wheel freely rotated in a vertical plane with a counterweight fixed at the opposite end of the slab. This variable, however, must be syntactically licensed independently of the counterweight. There are two main methods for balancing a robot manipulator:1 1) by spring mechanisms, and 2) by counterweights. But he needed a cultural counterweight, a secular institution of equal prestige as a fount of knowledge and values. Citizenship is also important as a counterweight to the instrumentalism of the market. Since the counterweight is connected to the slider, the velocity of the counterweight is negative of that of the slider. This wide-ranging discussion of individual social intuition is an important counterweight to sociological functionalism. 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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