Counterbalance

(noun.) a compensating equivalent.

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• He had no weapon, excepting a poniard at his belt, which served to counterbalance the weight of the bunch of rusty keys that hung at his right side. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• No incitement to the attention of the sovereign can ever counterbalance the smallest discouragement to that of the landlord. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• With these I deal not, he continued, holding the train of her robe--it is thee only I address; and what can counterbalance thy choice? 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The nature of those circumstances is such, that they make up for a small pecuniary gain in some, and counterbalance a great one in others. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Van Elvean, also of England, in 1858 invented counterbalance weights for such lifts. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• And, secondly, this bad policy is not in those countries counterbalanced by the general liberty and security of the people. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• This not only guided the flight of the machine, but counterbalanced the changes of the centre of air-pressure. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The car is connected to wire cables passing over large sheaves at the top of the well room to a counterbalancing bucket. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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