to have an equal but opposite effect to sth else
Parents' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child's need for independence.
父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。
The accused's right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police.
被告人的沉默权对警方的权力是一种至关重要的抗衡。
1.使平均,使平衡;补充,弥补;抵消(...的作用)
1.抗衡,等衡,平衡量;平衡力;【机】平衡锤
1.to have an effect that is equal and opposite to something else
1.something that has an effect that is equal and opposite to something else
1.It was, as Mr Zhu points out, also a way for China to counterbalance a controversial nuclear deal reached earlier between America and India.
正如朱先生指出的那样，这也是中国抗衡美印早先达成富有争议的核协议的一种方法。
2.The dark earth dream then inflated in counterbalance on the surface of the earth.
地表的黑暗地球梦想为了反平衡随之被膨胀。
3.These forces were unperceived and there was no understanding of what to do in counterbalance to rectify the loss.
这些力量并未被察觉，地球也并不了解如何来反平衡以矫正损失。
4.So during this time I needed some kind of counterbalance for this crazy, crazy existence of going to these long, idiotic meetings.
这个时候，我需要一些平衡为这个疯狂的事实我去参加那些冗长的无聊的会议。
5.Gates served as a good counterbalance, then Ray Ozzie tried to fill that role for a few years.
盖茨在位时，曾经恰到好处地平衡了，此后的几年，雷•奥齐扮演了这个角色。
6.Mine hoists are usually operated by the counterbalance of an ascending and a descending car .
矿井升降机通常用一个升车一个落车互相平衡的方法进行操作。
7.When China emerges as an undisputed pole in its own right, Russia will likely seek new partners to counterbalance Chinese power.
当中国依靠自身实力成为无可争议的一极后，俄罗斯将很可能寻找新的伙伴制衡中国。
8.He took two day off to counterbalance the overtime the week before.
他休了两天假以抵消前星期加的班。
9.In the contrary situation, they do not entirely invalidate or counterbalance the particular accidental determination.
反之，这一特殊非主要决定因素并不完全无效或被抵消。
10.but, to counterbalance these advantages, Mr. Darcy had considerable patronage in the church, and his cousin could have none at all.
不过，达西先生在教会里有很大的权力，而他那位表兄弟却根本没有，相形之下，表兄弟这些优点就无足轻重了。