I balanced on the ledge. [VERB prep./adv.]

我在窗台上站穩。

He balanced a football on his head. [VERB noun prep./adv.]

他將一只足球穩穩地頂在頭上。

The medicines you are currently taking could be affecting your balance.

你現在服用的藥物可能會影響身體的平衡能力。

Balance spicy dishes with mild ones. [VERB noun + with]

做到辛辣菜和清淡菜比重相當。

The state has got to find some way to balance these two needs. [VERB noun]

國家必須找出平衡這兩種需求的辦法。

Supply and demand on the currency market will generally balance. [VERB]

貨幣市場上的供求將大致持平。

Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values. [+ between]

他們的婚姻在傳統和現代價值觀之間保持着微妙平衡。

There was no other way to ensure that people would get the right balance of foods.

沒有其他方法可以確保人們飲食均衡。

...the ecological balance of the forest.

森林的生態平衡

...a powerful new gun which could tip the balance of the war in their favour.

將使他們在戰爭中佔據優勢的威力巨大的新型火炮

The balance continues to swing away from final examinations to continuous assessment.

期末考試漸漸被連續性評估所取代。

She carefully tried to balance religious sensitivities against democratic freedom. [VERB noun + against]

她謹慎地試圖對宗教情感和民主自由兩者作出權衡。

He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure. [VERB noun]

他通過嚴格控制公共開支保持預算平衡。

...teaching them to balance the books. [VERB noun]

教他們結平賬目

To make the books balance, spending must fall and taxes must rise. [VERB]

爲了使收支相等，必須減少支出，增加稅收。

I'd like to check the balance in my account please.

請查一下我的賬戶餘額。

They were due to pay the balance on delivery.

他們應該在貨到時支付餘額。

The fate of a project which could revolutionise the use of computers in hospitals hangs in the balance.

可能給醫院的計算機使用帶來革命的項目仍然前途未明。

She was holding onto the rail to keep her balance.

她抓住扶手以保持平衡。

He swung around, almost losing his balance.

他蓦地轉身，差點失去平衡。

A gust of wind knocked him off balance and he fell face down in the mud.

一陣大風刮得他失去平衡，臉朝下摔在泥裏。

She was trying to behave as if his visit hadn't thrown her off balance.

她盡力裝作對他的造訪並不吃驚。

On balance he agreed with Christine.

總的來說，他同意克裏斯蒂娜的意見。