balance of power

/ˈbæləns əv ˈpaʊər/· noun

政治/外交/军事B2

balance of power
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Chinese meaning

势shì力lì均jūn衡héng

国guó家jiā间jiān实shí力lì均jūn势shì

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美měi军jūn撤chè离lí后hòu地dì区qū实shí力lì倒dào向xiàng伊yī朗lǎng

Example

U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran

随suí着zhe地dì区qū力lì量liàng天tiān平píng向xiàng伊yī朗lǎng倾qīng斜xié,美měi国guó从cóng伊yī拉lā克kè撤chè军jūn。

Source: The Washington Post · 30 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi军jūn定dìng于yú本běn周zhōu三sān撤chè出chū伊yī拉lā克kè境jìng内nèi的de军jūn事shì基jī地dì,这zhè是shì美měi国guó在zài当dāng地dì长zhǎng达dá二èr十shí年nián军jūn事shì存cún在zài的de一yí个gè重zhòng要yào节jié点diǎn。报bào道dào称chēng,随suí着zhe美měi军jūn撤chè离lí,当dāng地dì的de势shì力lì均jūn衡héng正zhèng在zài向xiàng伊yī朗lǎng一yī方fāng倾qīng斜xié。

Roots · etymology

balance 源自拉丁 bilanx(两个秤盘),power 源自拉丁 posse(能够)

  • 组合短语:balance(平衡)+ power(力量),常规词组不可拆词根

Collocations

  • shift the balance of power / tip the balance of power / balance of power in the region

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