counterbalancing 对重平衡
Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Counterbalancing}.]
To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the
power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to
balance.
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the
mercurial cylinder. --Boyle.
The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and
correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
- The letters came from north and south, men and women, young and old, and there were no counterbalancing expressions of welcome.
- Production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities edged up a sluggish 0.1 percent in March, somewhat counterbalancing signs that inflation is reheating.