| 单词 | counterpoised |
| 例句 | The drama of her grieving swoon is conveyed not by flourishes but by sobriety — broad, smooth, unadorned garments counterpoised with deep shadows cast in their folds. Edmé Bouchardon's extraordinary drawings changed the way sculpture looked 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In the more lush musical passages, she counterpoised a subtle sense of freeze-framing, with the dancers halting momentarily so we could absorb the length and reach of their unfolding shapes. Review | Washington Ballet opens its new season with three eye-catching, yet incomplete premieres 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The sequence establishes the idea of abundant, life-affirming natural energy, counterpoised against mortality and the strictures of civilization. Rollicking one-act plays at the Kennedy Center’s Iberian Suite festival 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The baby is not a metaphor, the narrator warns us, yet her wild, untrammeled, inscrutable being is everywhere counterpoised by the internet’s similarly enigmatic existence. Patricia Lockwood’s First Novel Reaches for the Sublime, Online and Off 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The bed, on a low plinth, is counterpoised with a 19th-century Italian settee, and the angles of a Flavin fluorescent work echo the cast-iron windows overlooking Mercer Street. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s composed in a rare register: mourning and fury counterpoised by humor and a refusal of despair. Marilynne Robinson’s Essays Reflect an Eccentric, Exasperating, Profound and Generous Mind 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z A magical fable about how Tevye originally got into the milk business back in Anatevka is counterpoised by a darker yarn that culminates in the historic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York. Review: In 'Tevye in New York!' at the Wallis, 'Fiddler' fiddles once again 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Along with sensational music, it featured moving re-enactments of recent police killings of black Americans, scenes counterpoised with members’ own stories of triumph and resilience: alcoholism and deprivation overcome, degrees earned, businesses started. The least of these 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z He is actually preparing for the day when the United States and China reach agreement on a “new type of great power relations” that eschews counterpoised alliances. 'Dreaming' About Japan-China Relations 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z This is counterpoised with stories of rapacious Conquistadors, especially Pizzaro plundering the Inca for their gold, “the sweat of the sun,” and silver, “the tears of the moon.” Signs Of The Gold Standard Emerging From Great Britain? 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z It is held That valor is the chiefest virtue; Most dignifies the haver: if it be, The man I speak of cannot in the world Be singly counterpoised. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Penetrating the emperor's design, he attempted to defeat it by buying the adherence of the Italian populace; but this movement was effectually counterpoised by the emperor's purchasing the support of the Italian nobility. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z On the contrary, they might be excused for from time to time flattering themselves that if the books sold at a less rate, this might be counterpoised by still greater rapidity of production. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z As the mercury rises in the pressure tube this iron wire is pushed up, being very delicately counterpoised over a wheel. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z Its weight, and the weight of the whole tube and eye-end, are counterpoised by slabs of lead, placed in two iron boxes, between which the goose-neck of the polar axis passes. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z The float is attached to a delicate watch-chain, which passes over the wheel and is adequately counterpoised. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z It’s unlikely that he subscribes to the anachronistic Cold War binaries of the Bush administration that counterpoised India and China. India-Pakistan Rivalry Ensnares Obama 2011-06-03T04:21:42Z January 20 Pictures of the Day: Wednesday, Jan. 20 Desperation and relief are the counterpoised themes from Haiti at the beginning of Wednesdsay's show. 2010-01-20T10:00:00Z The mode in which the thrust of vaults is counterpoised is, as has been shown, frankly displayed by the Gothic architects, and as a rule, every portion of the structure is freely exhibited. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Another is the great amount of dead weight which the axes must carry; for the mirror, instead of helping to counterpoise the upper end of the tube, must itself be counterpoised. Photographs of Nebul? and Clusters Made with the Crossley Reflector 2011-06-21T02:00:27.500Z It consisted of a timber caisson, weighing 64 tons when full of water, counterpoised by heavy weights carried on timber platforms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" She felt the mystery and the power in Humiston's personality, and his bitter and rebellious, almost blasphemous, words were counterpoised by his paintings, which she acknowledged to be beautiful—too beautiful for her to comprehend. Money Magic A Novel The government of Carthage,530 like that of Sparta and Rome, united three different authorities, which counterpoised and gave mutual assistance to one another. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The weight of the entire, although amounting to fifteen tons, was so skilfully counterpoised, that the tube could with ease be raised or depressed by two men working a windlass. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition When the holder, R, is filled, the cord or chain, a, passing over the pulley, b, revolves the sector, c, until the pin, g, meets the counterpoised lever, d, of the stopcock, e. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Any remaining undissolved can be filtered off on a counterpoised filter paper, and heated in a water oven until absolutely dry. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Add weights until the pans are counterpoised; this will be indicated by the needle swinging nearly as many divisions on one side of the scale as on the other. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value Add now to the counterpoised scale, one and a half ounces avoirdupois, and a fourpenny piece; if the bottle prove the heavier, the guano is, in all probability, adulterated. Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Their forces were so nearly counterpoised, that no apprehensions were entertained of any event which could suddenly disturb the balance of power between them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell And as the personal qualities of these princes thus counterpoised each other, so did the advantages and disadvantages of their dominions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The memorable incidents which had lately happened scarcely counterpoised my new sensations or diverted my contemplations from the present. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Unopposed, it sweeps every thing before it; but, counterpoised, the waters become calm, safe, and regular. American Eloquence, Volume 4 Studies In American Political History (1897) Mrs. Ledwith had spent her life in cutting and turning and planning; after the first shock was over, even her grief was counterpoised and abated, by the absorption of her thoughts into the old channels. Real Folks The pleasure she enjoyed in their society was fully counterpoised by that she imparted. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Hence, probably, the improvement brought from the West was essentially the use of the counterpoised lever. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 What is stupidly said of Shakspeare, is really true and appropriate of Chapman; mighty faults counterpoised by mighty beauties. Literary Remains, Volume 1 While these remain exactly counterpoised, the mass necessarily continues entire; but the least excess of the centrifugal over the attractive force would be attended with the effect of separating the mass and its outer parts. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Their tall, angular figures, made up of so much wing, leg, neck, and bill, counterpoised by so little body, incline the spectator to look upon them as ornithological caricatures. Four Months in a Sneak-Box She then thought upon the probability of a sigh it might draw from William; and, the pride, the pleasure of that little tribute, counterpoised every struggle on the side of life. Nature and Art |
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