overbalance

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent.
    — an overbalance of exports
动词 v.
  1. To be more important than; to outweigh.
    — I thought of giving up this club, which was expensive and of no service to me, and the amusement overbalanced by the late hours.
  2. To cause an imbalance in (something) by means of excess weight or numbers. transitive
  3. To throw (someone or something) off balance; to cause to capsize. transitive
  4. To lose one's balance; to fall over. intransitive

词形变化

overbalances present,singular,third-person overbalancing participle,present overbalanced participle,past overbalanced past overbalances plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Latin bilanx
Vulgar Latin *bilancia
Old French balancebor.
Middle English balaunce
English balance
English overbalance
From over- + balance.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Latin bilanx
Vulgar Latin *bilancia
Old French balancebor.
Middle English balaunce
English balance
English overbalance
From over- + balance.
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