"kilter" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 正常状态
• 平衡 (比喻)

Definition

一种事物处于良好秩序或正常运作的状态；如果某物“out of kilter”，就表示它运作不正常或失衡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用在“out of kilter”短语中，表示失去平衡、不正常或错乱。略显古旧，常见于正式或书面语中，几乎总是比喻使用。

Examples

The machine was out of kilter and stopped working.

机器失去了**正常状态**，停止运转。

My sleep schedule is out of kilter this week.

我这周的作息**失去了平衡**。

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

如果你的电脑表现异常，它可能**不正常**了。

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

出国旅行后，我的时间感完全**失去了平衡**。

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

团队的策略与当前情况似乎有些**失调**。

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

工作上出现**不正常情况**时，我很难集中注意力。