teeters
- v. 摇摆，摇晃（teeter 的第三人称单数）：在两个相反的位置或状态之间不稳定地移动或变化。
- · The tightrope walker teeters on the rope.
- 走钢丝的人在绳子上摇摆不定。
专业释义英英释义
teeter [ 'ti:tə ]
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n.
a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
同义词： seesaw teeter-totter teetertotter teeterboard tilting board dandle board
- v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
teeter /ˈtiːtə/ TEM8 ( teetering, teetered, teeters )
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V-I 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. 岌岌可危 [强调]
例：The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家旅馆正濒临破产。
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V-I If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over. (人) 踉踉跄跄; (物) 摇摇欲坠
例：Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
海德挪了一下身子便感到自己往前晃动，开始失去平衡了。
双语例句权威例句
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She will start with a low one-inch heel and build up to a towering five inches by the age of 23, as she teeters into womanhood.
随着她从女孩变成女人，她将从1英寸的低跟开始，到23岁时逐渐增加到5英寸的高跟。
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He beams as she teeters across the road on high heels.
他微笑地看着她踩着高跟鞋袅娜地穿过马路。
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He found that this spot teeters right on the edge of chaotic behavior.
他发现，这个位置摇摇晃晃的正好在混乱行为的边缘。
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