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teeter v.摇摆；摇摇欲坠；犹豫不决；上下往复的运动n.翘翘板 (1) 她穿著高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地四处走。(2) 那醉汉在人行道边上东倒西歪的。(3) 他将目光投向一只踩在大树枝上摇摇欲坠的山羊，说，他患了白血病。(4) 孩子们常在公园玩跷跷板。 A beginning gymnast will teeter on the balance beam, and anyone who's not accustomed to high-heeled shoes will teeter as they walk in them. Figuratively, you might even teeter, or hesitate, between two hard choices. A "teeter-totter," or seesaw, is a playground toy for two people, a long board fixed on a center support, designed so that when one kid is down, the other is up.

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英 ['tiːtə(r)] 美 ['tiːtər] (1) She was teetering around in very high-heeled shoes.(2) The drunken man teetered on the edge of the pavement.(3) While watching a goat teeter on a tree limb, he said he had leukaemia.(4) The children often teeter in the park. To teeter is to waver or sway a bit from lack of balance. When people first learn to ride a bicycle, they inevitably teeter for a while before becoming more skilled and confident. 1[VERB 动词]濒临(危险的形势) Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position.   [V on n]  [emphasis]Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy...有 3 家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.他的声音近乎歇斯底里。...white towns teetering precariously on the edge of cliffs.在悬崖边上摇摇欲坠的几座白色小镇2[VERB 动词](人)步履蹒跚，踉踉跄跄；(物)摇摇欲坠，东倒西歪 If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.   [V adv/prep]  [Also V]Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance...海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。

英语单词	teeter
英美音标	英 ['tiːtə(r)] 美 ['tiːtər]
中文释义	v.摇摆；摇摇欲坠；犹豫不决；上下往复的运动 n.翘翘板
英语例句	(1) She was teetering around in very high-heeled shoes. (2) The drunken man teetered on the edge of the pavement. (3) While watching a goat teeter on a tree limb, he said he had leukaemia. (4) The children often teeter in the park.
中文例句	(1) 她穿著高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地四处走。 (2) 那醉汉在人行道边上东倒西歪的。 (3) 他将目光投向一只踩在大树枝上摇摇欲坠的山羊，说，他患了白血病。 (4) 孩子们常在公园玩跷跷板。
vocabulary简明	To teeter is to waver or sway a bit from lack of balance. When people first learn to ride a bicycle, they inevitably teeter for a while before becoming more skilled and confident.
vocabulary扩展	A beginning gymnast will teeter on the balance beam, and anyone who's not accustomed to high-heeled shoes will teeter as they walk in them. Figuratively, you might even teeter, or hesitate, between two hard choices. A "teeter-totter," or seesaw, is a playground toy for two people, a long board fixed on a center support, designed so that when one kid is down, the other is up.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]濒临(危险的形势) Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. [V on n] [emphasis] Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy... 有 3 家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。 His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria. 他的声音近乎歇斯底里。 ...white towns teetering precariously on the edge of cliffs. 在悬崖边上摇摇欲坠的几座白色小镇 2 [VERB 动词](人)步履蹒跚，踉踉跄跄；(物)摇摇欲坠，东倒西歪 If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over. [V adv/prep] [Also V] Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance... 海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。 He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell. 他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。

Teeter Edge High Heeled Beginning Balance Verb 动词 Brink