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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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

• The present global trade imbalance reflects a structural, system-wide problem.
  当前，全球贸易的不平衡反映了一个结构性、体制上的问题。
• This article on China-US trade friction in the focus of trade imbalance reasons, a brief analysis.
  本文对中美贸易摩擦中的焦点问题中美贸易不平衡的原因，进行了简要的分析。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Product structure and market demand imbalance is the development of business failure or delay an important problem.
  产品结构与市场需求不平衡的发展，经营失败或延迟的一个重要问题。
• 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。
• 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 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。