n. (sing.as pl.)
1. scales天平。
△Mer.4.1.255:“Are there balancehere to weigh/The flesh?”可有天平來(lái)稱肉嗎？
2. scales i. e. symbol of justice 天平（公正的象征）
△2H.IV.5.2.103:“Therefore still bear the balanceand the sword，”所以你就繼續(xù)掌管司法的天平和寶劍吧。
△Ado.5.1.215(206):“If justice cannot tame you,she shall ne’er weigh more reasons in her balance.”如果法律治不了你，那么她的天平也就永遠(yuǎn)別再稱量什么案子了。
balance
vt. i.e. balance by giving due weight to給…增加重量使其相稱。
△2H.VI,5.1.8:“I cannot give dueaction to my words / Except a sword or sceptre bal-ance it；”i.e. give due weight to my action. 無(wú)法給我的語(yǔ)言做出適當(dāng)手勢(shì)，除非手握寶劍或王杖以增加它的分量。
balance天平
一種測(cè)量物體重量的儀器。它有一根由中間支點(diǎn)支承的橫梁，形成兩個(gè)等臂，兩頭分別懸掛兩個(gè)秤盤(pán)。一個(gè)秤盤(pán)中放置被秤物體，另一個(gè)秤盤(pán)中放置標(biāo)準(zhǔn)重量的法碼。橫梁呈水平狀態(tài)，指針指示被秤物的重量。一架標(biāo)準(zhǔn)天平可以秤出近0.0001克的重量；極度精密的微量天平可以秤出1微克的重量。
balance[?b?l?ns]
n.平衡，均勢(shì)，余額，積存總額，勻稱，搖擺舞步v. （上下鍵盤(pán)音量）平衡調(diào)節(jié)，平衡，權(quán)衡
◇ balance accounts with與…結(jié)清賬目
balance the book 決算
be in the balance=hang in the balance懸而未決
balance with和…相等
hold the balance舉足輕重
keep one’s balance保持平衡，保持冷靜lose one’s balance失去平衡
out of balance不平衡
turn the balance改變力量對(duì)比
turn the balance in改變…的力量
‖ balance a budget平衡預(yù)算
balance a budget a balanced budget平衡預(yù)算
balance amount差額（貸借），余額
balance at bank銀行結(jié)余
balance between production and demand產(chǎn)需平衡
balance between supply and demand供需平衡
balance book分類賬余額簿，分類賬差額簿
balance brought down余額承上，余額移后
balance brought forward余額承前，上期結(jié)轉(zhuǎn)
balance brought from last account上期余額
balance budget平衡預(yù)算balance carried down余額轉(zhuǎn)下
balance carried forward余額結(jié)轉(zhuǎn)下期
balance chart平衡圖
balance development均衡發(fā)展
balance down結(jié)存余額
balance due借欠余額
balance expenditure with income收支平衡
balance form of profit and loss statement賬戶式損益計(jì)算書(shū)
balance forward余額移后
balance fund平衡基金
balance in our favor我方結(jié)余
balance intake均衡招生
balance method平衡法
balance model平衡模型
balance of account對(duì)賬
balance of assets account資產(chǎn)賬戶余額
balance of budgetary account預(yù)算賬戶余額
balance of capital account資本賬戶余額
balance of claims and liabilities債權(quán)與負(fù)債平衡表
balance of clearing清算余額
balance of control控制平衡
balance of credit貸方余額
balance of debt未償還的欠款余額
balance of foreign trade貿(mào)易收支差額
balance of income and expenditure收支平衡表
balance of income and outlay收支平衡
balance of indebtedness未償還的欠款余額
balance of interest利息差額
balance of international payments國(guó)際收支差額，國(guó)際收支平衡
balance of international trade國(guó)際貿(mào)易差額balance of invisible trade無(wú)形貿(mào)易收支差額
balance of membership均衡成員比例
balance of national income國(guó)民收入平衡表
balance of payments disequilibrium國(guó)際收支不平衡
balance of payments equilibrium國(guó)際收支平衡
balance of payment國(guó)際收支，收，國(guó)際收支平衡表，國(guó)際收支差額
balance of payments on capital account國(guó)際收支資本賬戶的收支狀況
balance of payments surplus國(guó)際收支順差
balance of power均勢(shì)（理論），實(shí)力平衡
balance of power strategy均勢(shì)戰(zhàn)略
balance of regional development地區(qū)平衡
balance of remittance匯款余額
balance of revenue and expenditure收支平衡
balance of stock loan證券貸款余額
balance of the account賬目結(jié)余
balance of total account總論
balance of trade國(guó)際貿(mào)易差額，貿(mào)易平衡
balance of trade deficit外貿(mào)逆差
balance of transaction交易平衡
balance of transfer account轉(zhuǎn)賬收支
balance of visible trade有形貿(mào)易收支
balance on account賬面余額
balance on current account往來(lái)賬
balance on goods and services按進(jìn)出口貨物及勞務(wù)計(jì)算的國(guó)際收支差額
balance on hand賬面結(jié)存，庫(kù)存余額
balance on liquidity basis按清償基礎(chǔ)計(jì)算的國(guó)際收支差額
balance order交納股金通知
balance outstanding結(jié)余
balance out平衡
balance point（球桿）平衡點(diǎn)
balance principle平衡原則
balance runs into the red逆差
balance sheet資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表
balance sheet accounts資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表賬戶
balance sheet approach資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表研究法
balance sheet audit資產(chǎn)結(jié)算表審計(jì)，資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表審計(jì)
balance sheet classification資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表分類
balance sheet date年結(jié)日
balance sheet equation資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表編制程式
balance sheet equation資產(chǎn)負(fù)債方程式
balance sheet evaluation資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表評(píng)價(jià)
balance sheet for all purposes通用資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表
balance sheet item資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表科目
balance sheet of domestic labour resources社會(huì)勞動(dòng)資源平衡表
balance sheet ratio資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表
balance standing to my credit有利于我方的賬上余額
balance statement余額明細(xì)表
balance theory平衡理論
balanced addition已抵除的增加額
balanced approach均衡的辦法
balanced budget theorem平衡預(yù)算定理
balanced composition成分均衡
balanced development平衡發(fā)展
balanced distribution均衡布局
balanced error平衡誤差
balanced finance平衡財(cái)政
balanced flight平衡狀態(tài)飛行
balanced growth均衡增長(zhǎng)
balanced representation均衡代表性
balancer n.平衡裝置，搖擺舞
balances with foreign banks國(guó)外往來(lái)賬戶
balancing act平衡演出
balancing action平衡作用
balancing illumination均勻照明
balancing item平衡項(xiàng)目
balancing light補(bǔ)充光
balancing of demand and supply平衡供求
balancing pagoda of bowls on the head（雜）技頂碗（節(jié)目）balancing response平衡反應(yīng)
balancing stripe（影片）平衡磁跡（條紋）balanceable[?b?l?s?bl]adj.可平衡的，可稱的