teeter
美 [?ti?t?(r)]
英 [?ti?t?(r)] 
- v.蹣跚;搖晃;上下動(dòng);前后動(dòng)
- n.【游】蹺蹺板
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)傾斜;搖擺;搖搖欲墜
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù):teeters 現(xiàn)在分詞:teetering 過去式:teetered 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 搖晃;蹣跚行走;踉蹌;搖搖欲墜to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall |
| She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes. 她穿著高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后面走。 |
習(xí)慣用語
teeter on the brink/edge of sth
處在(災(zāi)難或危險(xiǎn))的邊緣;瀕臨to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
| The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. 這個(gè)國家正處在內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的邊緣。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
Brian finished the "H-vac" programme in 2007 at the top of his class, but he landed in an economy already beginning to teeter.
2007年,布賴恩以全班前幾名的成績完成了H-vac課程,但此時(shí)美國經(jīng)濟(jì)已開始步履蹣跚。
Up to now, the White House on the arrest of the president has been a good buddy to remain silent, Teeter Cosme I did not interview.
截至目前,白宮對總統(tǒng)好哥們被捕一事一直保持緘默,蒂特科姆本人也沒有接受采訪。
We were saving at close to zero percent throughout 2007 and into 2008, but when the economy began to teeter, people started to save.
2007年我們的存款率還在零點(diǎn)徘徊,但當(dāng)經(jīng)濟(jì)開始下滑的時(shí)候,人們就開始儲蓄了。
Unlike in Tunisia and Egypt, Yemeni street protests have so far only managed to teeter on the edge of an uprising.
不像在突尼斯和埃及,也門街頭抗議迄今只有設(shè)法蒂特對起義的邊緣。
Since about a week ago. Didn't Mr. Teeter tell you? It's a new policy.
大概是一個(gè)禮拜以前。難道提特先生沒告訴你嗎?這是新的政策。
Suddenly the boy felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.
這個(gè)小男孩突然踉蹌向前,開始失去平衡。
Who would have thought that the mighty Halifax could be brought to its knees and teeter on the verge of nationalisation?
誰會想到昔日強(qiáng)大的哈利法克斯銀行會被迫屈服蹣跚著走向國有化的道路?
the state budget is still in surplus even as California and New York teeter on the edge of bankruptcy.
州預(yù)算仍有盈余,而加州、紐約州還在破產(chǎn)邊緣搖晃。
Much like a teeter-totter, one's life goes through periods of harmony and periods of difficulty.
就象蹺蹺板,人生會經(jīng)歷和諧時(shí)期和困難時(shí)期。
As a result, the United States and the European Union, already grappling with shaky credit markets, would teeter on recession.
因此,美國和歐盟(已經(jīng)忙于對付搖搖欲墜的信貸市場)將陷入衰退。
Without these more fundamental changes, these populations will teeter on the brink of disaster year after year.
沒有這些更多的根本變革,這些人民將年復(fù)一年掙扎在災(zāi)害的邊緣。
Funding is the industry's secret subsidy: without explicit or implicit guarantees many banks would teeter.
融資是企業(yè)的隱性津貼:沒有內(nèi)外擔(dān)保很多銀行將岌岌可危。
As domestic carmakers teeter on the break of in, the Senate begun debating whether and how to help.
因?yàn)?/c>國內(nèi)汽車制造者正瀕臨著破產(chǎn)的邊緣,所以國會就這一問題開始辯論是否應(yīng)該對其進(jìn)行援助。
Teeter started running in graduate school, years before learning he was HIV-positive.
在讀研時(shí)開始跑步,那是在他得知自己是愛滋病患者的數(shù)年前。
Many have been driven to extinction, and many more now teeter on the brink.
許多物種已經(jīng)被逼入絕境,更多的如今踉蹌在生死之間。
Seagulls teeter on the parapet in front of her, boats go by.
海鷗在她面前的護(hù)墻上搖搖擺擺地走著,船只從她身邊駛過。
Such applications teeter between thin client and rich client.
這樣的應(yīng)用程序介于瘦客戶機(jī)和富客戶機(jī)之間。
Greece stood at the brink of bankruptcy and other countries were starting to teeter.
希臘政府瀕臨破產(chǎn),其他國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)也是搖搖欲墜。
All the while, the index funds continue to prosper, the bankers pocket the profits, and the world's poor teeter on the brink of starvation.
而與此同時(shí),投資指數(shù)的資金依舊活力蓬勃,銀行家們將利潤落入袋中,任由世界其他地方的窮人在餓死的邊緣徘徊。
In other words, Goodwin designed a house that would teeter when the slightest ill wind began to blow.
換句話說,古德溫設(shè)計(jì)了一座房子,邪風(fēng)一刮,就搖搖欲墜。
Tempers teeter on the brink of meltdown.
脾氣爆發(fā)的邊緣。
Fixed the dining room table so it doesn't teeter?
修理了餐廳的桌子使它不再搖晃?
Teeter totter, caught up between bein a father and a prima donna
以及搖晃蹣跚,在作為一位父親和一位哭泣的女孩之間徘徊
teeter-totter Caught up between bein' a father and a pre-madonna
我的角色在一個(gè)父親和一個(gè)啼哭孩子的母親之間艱難蹣跚的徘徊,
China home prices teeter on a precipice
在懸崖上搖曳的中國房價(jià)
In Frantic Day, Wall Street Banks Teeter
華爾街在瘋亂的一天中草木皆兵
teeter on the brink of war
在戰(zhàn)爭邊緣