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

• 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。
• 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。
• It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.
  它仅是痛苦指数和因应资源的不平衡。
• 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。
• 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。
• This year's supply and demand imbalance is mainly seen in the high-end market.
  今年的供应和需求的不平衡，主要表现在高端市场。
• 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。
• What does the imbalance say about China's education system and its economy in general?
  这种不平衡说明了中国的教育制度和它的总体经济什么问题？