teetered

英 [ˈtiːtəd]

美 [ˈtiːtərd]

v.  摇晃; 蹒跚行走; 踉跄; 摇摇欲坠
teeter的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 濒临(危险的形势)
  Teeteris used in expressions such asteeter on the brinkandteeter on the edgeto emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position.
  1. 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。
  2. His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
     他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
  3. ...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
• VERB (人)步履蹒跚，踉踉跄跄;(物)摇摇欲坠，东倒西歪
  If someone or somethingteeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
  他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
• Look back at the grand declarations made by political leaders as the global financial system teetered on the edge of self-destruction.
  让我们回顾一下在全球金融体系濒临自我毁灭之际，政界领袖们发表的那些宏大声明吧。
• Jem skipped two steps, put his foot on the porch, heaved himself to it, and teetered a long moment.
  杰姆连跨两级踏上走廊，身子跟了上去，然后踉跄好一阵才站稳。
• As I stood outside its brokenness that day nearly a year ago, chiding the sea, a solitary black high-heeled sandal of mine teetered on a broken slab of concrete.
  一年前的那天，我站在房子的废墟旁怒斥大海时，看到了我的一只高跟黑色凉鞋行影孤单地在一块破混凝土板上摇来晃去。
• Based on the above analysis, the improved distributor and the feeder structure could be applied to optimize the teetered bed separator of the coarse slime.
  基于以上分析，可以通过改进分布器和入料井结构来优化粗煤泥干扰床分选机。
• Italy's centre-left government teetered after two small parties withdrew their support.
  意大利的中心-留下在摇摇欲摆之后被的政府二个小的宴会撤回了他们的架。
• Right now, we are no better off than a year ago, when several major institutions teetered on the edge of total failure, and nearly all of them were granted massive infusions of government and central bank funds.
  目前，我们的状况并不比一年前更好。当时几家主要金融机构正濒临完全破产的边缘，其中几乎所有机构都得到了政府和央行注入的巨额资金。
• The ladder teetered dangerously and I nearly fell off.
  梯子危险地摇晃起来，我差点摔下来。
• Fake-jewel-encrusted glasses teetered on the tip of her nose, gray hair was piled on her head.
  一副镶有假宝石边框的眼镜摇摇欲坠地架在她的鼻尖上，满头灰发。
• Dimon has indeed steered his ship toward the money waterfall while others nearly capsized and have teetered since.
  当金融危机中其他银行差点翻船、至今仍颤颤巍巍之际，戴蒙带领着摩根大通赚得盆满钵满。