kilter
发音
英 [ˈkɪltə(r)]
美 [ˈkɪltɚ]
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- n.
- <主美>良好状态，顺利，平衡
单词词源
kilter 顺利，良好
来自英语方言kelter,秩序，常见于短语out of kilter,混乱，不一致。
双语例句
- 1. One such study suggests that missing sleep throws the body 's metabolism off kilter .
- 其中的一项研究表明，缺少睡眠会致使人体的新陈代谢失衡。
- 2. Even if speculators do sometimes push prices out of kilter the fundamentals soon regain the upper hand .
- 即使有时投机者会推动价格失衡，但是那只看不见的手很快就会夺回主导权。
- 3. Harvests are dependent on the weather , and short-term changes in demand are out of kilter with the long-term investments needed to boost supplies of metals and oil .
- 丰收要依靠气候，短期需求的失衡是因为需要长期投资来扩大金属和石油的供给。
- 4. He does not exactly deny the charge that his city is out of kilter with mainstream america .
- 他无法从根本上否认那些对其城市偏离美国主流的指责。
- 5. Long periods of stability allow risks to accumulate until there is a major disaster ; volatility means that things do not get too far out of kilter .
- 长期的稳定使风险不断累积，直至发生重大灾难；振荡意味着事情不会离平衡太远。