imbalanced

imbalanced — 形容詞

  • imbalancedpositive
  • more imbalancedcomparative
  • most imbalancedsuperlative

1. when the different parts of a system, situation, or relationship are not equal o

1.形容詞B2
釋義

失衡的

各部分比例不當，不均勻

when the different parts of a system, situation, or relationship are not equal or fair, so that one side has too much of something while the other side has too little

例句

The school budget was badly imbalanced, giving sports far more money than the library.

這所學校的預算嚴重不平衡，體育項目拿到的經費遠比圖書館多。

be imbalanced — describing an unfair distribution of resources

Vikram called the trade imbalanced because his team gave up three players for one.

Vikram 認為這筆交易很失衡，因為他的球隊送出三名球員只換來一名。

imbalanced deal — describing a one-sided exchange

同義詞
  • uneven

    broader term — can describe physical surfaces (uneven floor) or abstract distribution; less formal than imbalanced

  • lopsided

    more informal and visual — suggests something leaning heavily to one side, like a lopsided score or a lopsided smile

  • disproportionate

    more formal — focuses on the size or scale being wrong in relation to something else

  • skewed

    suggests the data or result has been distorted or biased toward one side

反義詞
  • balanced

    the direct opposite — having all parts in the correct, fair, or equal proportions

  • equal

    broader term — when amounts or values are the same across all parts

  • fair

    focuses on justice and impartiality rather than strict numerical equality

文法句型

be imbalanced

be imbalanced in + noun

be imbalanced between + plural noun

用法筆記

Frequently used with intensifying adverbs such as 'badly', 'seriously', 'deeply'. 'Imbalanced' is less common in purely physical contexts than 'unbalanced'; it is most natural when talking about systems, relationships, budgets, or data sets where proportions are uneven.

常見錯誤

❌The chair is imbalanced and might fall.
✅The chair is unbalanced and might fall.
💡For physical objects that might tip over, 'unbalanced' is the usual word; 'imbalanced' sounds unnatural for furniture or standing objects.
❌Her emotions felt very imbalanced that day.
✅She felt emotionally unbalanced that day.
💡For emotional or mental states, 'unbalanced' is standard; 'imbalanced' is rarely used for personal feelings.