tip the balance
基本解釋
- 打破平衡
- 扭轉局勢
英漢例句
- When added together, they were just enough to tip the balance.
當這兩種意見加在一起,就足以打破平衡。 - What had happened between the generation of Jefferson and the generation of Horace Mann to tip the balance?
從杰斐遜時代到霍勒斯·曼時代,這之間發(fā)生的什么事情打破了這個平衡? - However, he adds that "having two parents who are seriously psychiatrically ill" may also tip the balance of sanity in a vulnerable son or daughter, regardless of their genes.
然而他還指出,父母雙雙患有嚴重的精神病也會使脆弱的兒女在心智上失去平衡,也可能跟基因無關。 - No, but a great school might tip the balance in favor of a job transfer.
FORBES: Paying for College: Qualifying for In-stateTuition - The political arguments, it seems to us, tip the balance in the opposite direction.
ECONOMIST: And now for Europe? - But higher commodity prices may tip the balance of risks, causing policymakers to lose their nerve.
ECONOMIST: Commodity prices and global growth