[, ]a situation in which two or more things are not the same size or are not treated the same, in a way that is unfair or that causes problems失衡；不平衡；不均衡；不公平◆an imbalance in/of supply and demand供求不平衡◆Attempts are being made to redress (= put right) the imbalance between our export and import figures.我们正在努力纠正进出口不平衡的情况。◆the growing trade imbalance between China and the US日益增长的中美贸易的不平衡➡balance ⨁to cause / correct / create / redress (an) imbalance引起／改正／产生／纠正不平衡