Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, plural counterweights, present participle counterweighting, past tense, past participle counterweighted
1N-COUNT [oft NOUN n]抗衡的行为(或提议);平衡物 A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals. 抗衡的行为(或提议);平衡物
His no-inflation bill serves as a useful counterweight to proposals less acceptable to the Committee. [+ to]
他的反通货膨胀法案相对于那些不怎么让委员会满意的提案来说倒是一个有效的平衡。
2VERB [oft NOUN n]对…起平衡作用;抗衡 If one action or proposal is intended to counterweight another, it is intended to balance or counter the other action or proposal. 对…起平衡作用;抗衡
This will be used to counterweight the capital gains argument. [VERB noun]