英语单词 | poise |
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英美音标 | 英 [pɔɪz] 美 [pɔɪz] |
中文释义 | n.平衡;姿态;镇静 v.使 ... 平衡;保持 ... 姿势;做准备;盘旋 |
英语例句 | (1) Good poise is important for a dancer. (2) He discovers true poise and equilibrium. (3) We admired the graceful poise of the dancer. (4) She was a beautiful girl with the grace and poise of a natural model. (5) He has perfect poise and never seems embarrassed. (6) He poised the glass on the shelf. (7) She tried her best to poise herself. (8) He poised his head disdainfully. (9) He waited with his fingers poised over the keys. |
中文例句 | (1) 保持良好的平衡对舞蹈演员非常重要。 (2) 他明白了什么是真正的平静和平衡。 (3) 我们很欣赏那位舞蹈演员的优美舞姿。 (4) 她是一个美丽的姑娘,有着模特儿的那种优雅姿态。 (5) 他的神智安宁,似乎从没困惑过。 (6) 他把玻璃杯稳稳地放在架子上。 (7) 她尽全力使身体保持平衡。 (8) 他的头摆出一副瞧不起人的样子。 (9) 他把手指摆在琴键上等着。 |
vocabulary简明 | If you have poise, you are cool under stress. People with poise can handle pressure without showing it. |
vocabulary扩展 | If you’re calm while singing the national anthem in front of thirty million people, you’ve got a lot of poise. This is a rare quality people admire. Another meaning is to brace yourself for something difficult, as in: when you hear about a tornado, you're poised for more bad news. You can also be poised as in "on the brink" of something. If you stand on the diving board it could be said you’re poised to take the plunge. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]镇定;沉着;泰然自若 If someone has poise, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. [oft poss N]
2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](优雅的)姿势,姿态 Poise is a graceful, very controlled way of standing and moving.
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