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

• 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。
• I really had no idea of the imbalance of the world, and how fortunate I was.
  我真的不知道世界有这么不平衡，我还不知道我有多么幸运。
• Social imbalance worries him more than inequity of income.
  社会失衡比收入不公平更令他忧虑。
• The imbalance of workforce's supply and the demand results in serious unemployment.
  劳动力的供给与需求的失横导致了失业的严重化。
• China has taken excellent advantage of this imbalance and in fact this weakness in our governance and culture.
  中国很好的利用了这种不平衡，这其实是我们的不足和文化。
• There is an imbalance between the many opportunities open to men and the few open to women.
  在对男子敞开的许多机会和对妇女敞开的少量机会之间存在着不均衡。
• 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。
• 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。
• This I believe is the long-term solution for Asia and would also help to address the global imbalance.
  对亚洲而言，我相信这是长远的解决方案，并有助解决全球失衡的问题。
• Remember that discontent is caused from an imbalance in one or more parts of your life.
  记住不满是由于生活中一个/多个部分失衡引起。