vt.

1. 使平衡；抵消

n.[C]

1. 平衡（力），均衡（力）；抵消（力）[（+to）]
   His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.

   他妻子生性从容不迫，这对他的易冲动的个性起着平衡作用。

2. 【机】平衡锤

n.

1. a weight that balances another.
2. a factor having the opposite effect to that of another, preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence.

v.