counterbalance
US /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌbæl.əns/
UK /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌbæl.əns/
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균형추
to have an equal but opposite effect on something so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic:
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The ugliness of the resort is counterbalanced by the excellence of the skiing.
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균형추
something that has an equal but opposite effect on something so that it does not have too much of a particular characteristic:
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Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.