balance/'bæləns/

n. a state where things are of equal weight or force

v. make sth steady by keeping weight equal on all sides

n. [U; S] 平衡；均衡：He lost his balance and fell off. 他失去平衡，摔了下来。

◇keep one's balance 保持平衡

◇a sense of balance平衡感

◇[balance between sth¹ and sth²] Try to keep a balance between work and play. 尽量保持工作和休闲均衡。

v. [T; I] 使平衡；保持平衡：He learned to walk while balancing a cup on his head. 他学会了走路时让杯子在头上保持平衡。

◇[balance on sth] It's not easy to balance on one foot. 单足独立不容易站稳。

音组-lance/-ləns/

balance; ambulance