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单词 off-balance
释义 off-balance
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective (or adverb)
1. : not well proportioned : out of balance
 < the plans are off-balance >
 < their military is off-balance >
2. : not standing, sitting, or resting in normal physical equilibrium
 < caught off-balance and knocked down — Jack Dempsey >
3.
 a. : upset from or in a state of being upset by confusion : upsetting
  < the off-balance presentation of alternatives — S.L.Payne >
  < keep us off-balance >
 b. : into a state of surprise from the unexpected
  < may turn us momentarily off-balance by saying one thing when he means another — R.B.West >
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