by a willingness to
learn. fftg53&fi*I^J£.«,
0 [V] The good and bad effects of any decision will
usually balance out. 3 [VN] ~ A
with/and B to give equal importance to two contrasting things or
parts of sth Infill ( cTf
B ) : She tries to
balance home life and career. jjfeB HI
►
COMPARE \fc$. 4 ~ A
against B to
compare the relative importance of two contrasting things IYM. (
WXffiTtfill
The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be
balanced against its benefits.
►
MONEY 5
[VN]
{finance jj$t) to show that in an account the total money spent is equal
to the total money received; to calculate the difference between the two totals
(Jt@ )
'balance beam noun (NAmT) = beam
n.{3)
balanced /'baelanst/ adj.
[usually before noun] (approving) keeping
or showing a balance so that different things or different parts of sth exist
in equal or correct amounts $ if ( fi m J W : The programme
presented a balanced view of
the two sides of the conflict. ^ &.
0 a balanced diet
(=
one with the quantity and variety of food needed for good health)
.balance of ‘payments noun [sing.] the difference between the amount a country pays for
imports and the amount it receives for exports in a particular period
of time mvm:mm.
()
.balance of 'power noun [sing.] 1 a situation in which political or military
strength is divided between two countries or groups of countries ( )
2 the power held by a small group which can
give its support to either of two larger and equally strong groups 'bm
.balance of 'trade (also 'trade balance) noun [sing.] the difference in value between imports and exports BI5ft£-f£«i: a balance-of-trade deficit (= when
a
country spends more on
imports than it earns from exports)
'balance sheet noun (finance f$f) a written
statement showing the amount of money and property that a company has and
listing what has been received and paid out
balan cing act noun a process in which sb
tries to please two or more people or groups who want different things X Hr #
Tffit fill ft : The UN must
perform a delicate balancing
act between the different sides in the conflict. lft1«Xft0
balcony /‘baelkani/ noun
(pi -ies)
1
a
platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall
or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room. [50 —picture o page R24
2 an area of seats
upstairs in a theatre ( ^
IT,
— see also circle n.(4), first
balcony
bald /boild/ adj. 1
having little or no hair on the head fill; ^ Refill: He started going
bald in his twenties. ffeX T /l T’1 ^
Jf tl ® o — picture o hair 2
without any of the usual hair, marks, etc. covering the skin or surface of sth
fill; ^^XfilJ; Our dog has
a bald patch on its
leg.
Tcf] iTJ^JMXIftT—JtXo o a bald tyre (= a tyre whose surface has become
smooth) H-fT fill In 3 without any extra
explanation or detail to help you understand or accept what is being said
XjJPU&fiiJ; B-^-fiiJ; 3fclWfi!J: The bald fact is that
we don’t need you any
longer. icClX#fr
0 The letter was a
bald statement of our legal
position.
— see also baldly c>
note at plain ► bald-ness noun [U] 1171771 (as) bald as a coot
(BrE,
informal)
completely bald
.bald 'eagle noun a
N American bird of prey (=
a bird that kills other creatures for food) with a white head and white tail
feathers. It is used as a symbol of the