"kilter" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 正常狀態
• 平衡 (比喻)

Definition

一種事物處於良好秩序或正常運作的狀態；如果某物“out of kilter”，就表示它運作不正常或失衡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用在“out of kilter”片語中，表示失去平衡、不正常或錯亂。略帶復古，常見於正式或書面語，幾乎都是比喻用法。

Examples

The machine was out of kilter and stopped working.

機器失去了**正常狀態**，停止運轉。

My sleep schedule is out of kilter this week.

我這週的作息**失去了平衡**。

If your computer is acting strangely, it might be out of kilter.

如果你的電腦表現異常，它可能**不正常**了。

After traveling overseas, my sense of time was totally out of kilter.

出國旅行後，我的時間感完全**失去了平衡**。

The team’s strategy seemed a bit out of kilter with the current situation.

團隊的策略與當前情況似乎有些**失調**。

Whenever things are out of kilter at work, I find it hard to focus.

工作上出現**不正常情況**時，我很難集中注意力。