kilter的意思|kilter的解释-里氏词典

kilter ['kiltә]

n. 良好状态, 顺利, 平衡

kilter

[ noun ]
in working order
<noun.state>
out of kilterin good kilter

Kelter \Kel"ter\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael.
cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool,
instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]
Regular order or proper condition. [Usually written {kilter}
in th U. S.] [Colloq., chiefly British spelling]

If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of
tune, how can we pray? --Barrow.

kilter \kil"ter\ (k[i^]l"t[~e]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt
clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E.
kilter tool, instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]
Regular order or proper condition. Same as {kelter}, but
{kilter} is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used
chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or
irregular in some manner. [Also spelled {kelter}.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]

Every year or two, Winkler adds a "leap second" to the atomic clock's time to compensate for a very slow decrease in the Earth's rotation, which is thrown slightly out of kilter by winds, ocean currents, earthquakes and even melting snow.
Consequently, teacher-student ratios in various programs "are out of kilter," says Kip Smith, executive director of the center, who depends more heavily now on part-time and volunteer help.
Modern computer-controlled production and processing machines have electronic sensors to reject bad parts or alert operators when a chemical process is out of kilter.
'The trouble is that it is easy to get events out of kilter.
I feel ill at ease when I find the moral images, the way people behave, out of kilter.
Moreover, race times mean little in rowing because they are particularly affected by weather and water conditions, and the precursor of a line of storms that visited the area late Saturday afternoon knocked many clockings out of kilter.

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