| 单词 | teeter |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈti:tə(r)] 美[ˈtitɚ] |
| 解释 | v.摇晃，蹒跚;上下动，前后动;犹豫不决;使…上下晃动;n.踉跄，摇摆;跷跷板; |
| 例句 | VERB 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. 例：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。 例：His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.他的声音近乎歇斯底里。 VERB (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. 例：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。 例：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。 |
| 变形 | third:teeters~done:teetered~pl:teeters~ing:teetering~past:teetered~ |
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