counterbalance
英 ['kaʊntə,bæl(ə)ns]
美[,kaʊntɚ'bæləns]
	    - n. 平衡力;自动抵销
 - vt. 使平衡;抵消
 
考试真题
- Ideally, different kinds of reading inform each other, and act as useful reference points for and counterbalances to one another.
 
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- These days, because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
 
2017年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ