hold in the balance

基本解釋

So the diathesis of civil servant would hold the balance in raising the competition ability of an area or a country.
公務(wù)員的素質(zhì)對(duì)于提高一個(gè)地區(qū)、一個(gè)國(guó)家的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力具有舉足輕重的作用。
As the principal part of the country innovation system, the institutions of higher learning hold the balance in the scientific research.
高等院校作為“國(guó)家創(chuàng)新體系”的重要行為主體，站在當(dāng)代科技發(fā)展的前沿，在科研中起著舉足輕重的作用。
The advertising creative is not only used as the bridge between the goods and the customers, but also hold the balance in the shape of brand image and the plan of extension.
廣告創(chuàng)意作為聯(lián)系商品和消費(fèi)者之間的橋梁，在品牌形象的塑造和推廣策劃中擔(dān)負(fù)著舉足輕重的作用，成為使品牌資產(chǎn)延伸、發(fā)展的籌碼，成為必不可少的商業(yè)品牌營(yíng)銷推廣利器。

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