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

• Applied research on teetered bed separator for coarse slime separation
  TBS干扰床分选机在粗煤泥分选中的应用研究
• He is referring to the US central bank-orchestrated rescue of the Bear Stearns investment bank, which teetered on the brink of bankruptcy because of loan losses.
  卡鲁那指的是上个月美国中央银行美联储合力帮助挽救华尔街投资银行贝尔斯登公司。贝尔斯登公司由于受到信贷亏损的打击而濒临破产。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As Libya teetered on the brink of chaos, global equities suffered significant losses.
  在利比亚形势岌岌可危、濒于混乱之际，全球股市遭遇重挫。
• Germany invaded Poland and the rest of the world teetered before joining the war.
  第二次世界大战爆发，德国入侵了波兰，世界上其他国家在加入战争前陷入了动荡。
• 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。
• So as the global financial system teetered on the brink of collapse last week, Chinese officials and bankers "seemed as if they were observing events on another planet", said a senior Western banker who was in Beijing for meetings.
  因此，一位到北京开会的西方资深银行家表示，当全球金融体系上周濒于崩溃的时候，中国官员和银行家“就好像是在观看另一个星球上发生的事件”。
• His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
  他的声音近乎歇斯底里。