"lost one's balance"是动词短语(lose one's balance的过去式形式),字面和比喻义均围绕“失去平衡”展开:
指身体无法保持稳定状态,导致摇晃、摔倒或难以站立。
例:
She lost her balance and fell off the skateboard.(她失去平衡,从滑板上摔了下来。)
The old man lost his balance on the wet floor and nearly tripped.(老人在湿滑的地板上失去平衡,差点绊倒。)
引申为情绪、判断或状态失控,无法保持冷静或理性。
例:
He lost his balance after hearing the bad news and started shouting.(听到坏消息后,他情绪失控,开始大喊大叫。)
The sudden pressure made her lose her balance and make a stupid mistake.(突如其来的压力让她乱了分寸,犯了个低级错误。)
主语必须是“人”(因为“balance”是“某人的平衡”);
"one's"需替换为对应主语的物主代词(my/your/his/her/their等):
I lost my balance.(我失去了平衡。)
They lost their balance in the crowd.(他们在人群中失去了平衡。)
物理场景:常与“fall(摔倒)”“trip(绊倒)”“slip(滑倒)”等词连用,描述意外失去身体平衡的瞬间;
例:He lost his balance and fell into the pool.(他失去平衡,掉进了泳池。)
心理场景:常与“emotionally(情绪上)”“mentally(心理上)”“under pressure(在压力下)”等词搭配,强调状态失控;
例:She lost her balance emotionally after the breakup.(分手后她情绪崩溃了。)
原形:lose one's balance(一般现在时/不定式);
例:Be careful not to lose your balance on the ice.(小心别在冰上失去平衡。)
现在分词:losing one's balance(进行时/伴随状语);
例:He was losing his balance on the tightrope when the crowd cheered.(他在钢丝上快要失去平衡时,人群欢呼起来。)
反义词:keep one's balance(保持平衡)、regain one's balance(恢复平衡);
例:She quickly regained her balance after stumbling.(绊倒后她很快恢复了平衡。)
"lost one's balance"本质是“失去平衡”,既可以描述身体的物理失衡,也可以比喻心理或状态的失控。用法上需注意物主代词与主语一致,常见于日常意外场景或情绪波动的表达。