kilter
英 [ˈkɪl.tər]
美 [ˈkɪl.t̬ɚ]
- n. 平衡；顺利；良好状态
中文词源
kilter 顺利，良好
来自英语方言kelter,秩序，常见于短语out of kilter,混乱，不一致。
英语词源
- kilter (n.)
- in out of kilter (1620s) variant of English dialectal kelter (c. 1600) "good condition, order," of unknown origin.
权威例句
- 1. Her lifestyle was out of kilter with her politics.
- 她的生活方式与她的政治活动格格不入。
- 2. Ignoring feelings of tiredness knocks our body clocks out of kilter.
- 忽视疲劳感会打乱我们的生物钟。
- 3. President, parliament and public are out of kilter.
- 总统、议会和公众之间的关系协调得不好。
- 4. I'm a bit off-kilter at the moment.
- 我此刻有点不对劲。
- 5. You watch runs too slowly; it must be out of kilter.
- 你的表走得太慢了, 一定是坏了.