| balance | lose o’s ~, a. (dlm keadaan) terhuyung-hayang, hilang /ke(se)imbangan, perimbangan/ diri: he suddenly lost his ~ and fell, tiba-tiba dia terhuyung-hayang lalu jatuh; b. (fig.) hilang akal, menjadi gugup; on ~, setelah /mempertimbangkan, memikirkan/ segala-galanya; strike a ~, (fig.) mencari /ke(se)imbangan, perimbangan/; throw so. off his ~, a. menyebabkan sso terhuyung-hayang (dan hampir jatuh), menyebabkan sso hilang /ke(se)imbangannya, perimbangannya/; b. (fig.) mengelirukan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balance | 5. mental, emotional stability, ketenangan, kestabilan, kewarasan: the horrifying experience disturbed the ~ of his mind, kewarasan fikirannya terganggu oleh pengalaman yg menakutkan itu; 6. harmony of design, keseimbangan, perimbangan: the picture lacks ~, gambar itu tdk mempunyai keseimbangan; that one line upsets the whole ~ of the poem, baris yg satu itu merosakkan keseimbangan keseluruhan sajak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balance | n 1. (weighing apparatus) neraca; 2. state of equilibrium, keseimbangan; 3. counterweight, pengimbang: the comic elements in the play serve as a ~ to the tragic ones, unsur-unsur komedi dlm drama itu menjadi pengimbang unsur-unsur tragis; 4. ability to retain bodily equilibrium, ke(se)imbangan, perimbangan: exercises to improve a dancer’s ~, senaman utk membaiki keseimbangan penari; to find a ~ between two extremes, mencari perimbangan antara dua hal yg keterlaluan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balance | ~ in hand, baki di tangan; /be, hang/ in the ~, (fig.), (dlm keadaan) terkatung-katung, belum pasti: the fate of the refugees hangs in the ~, nasib orang-orang pelarian itu terkatung-katung; his life is hanging in the ~, hidup matinya belum pasti; hold the ~, memegang kuasa /penentu, pemutus/; keep o’s ~, a. menjaga /ke(se)imbangan, perimbangan/ diri sso; b. (fig.) mengawal perasaan: he was able to keep his ~ even though under stress, dia dapat mengawal perasaannya walaupun jiwanya tertekan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |