单词 | poised |
释义 | poised adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition | phrases verbs➤appear, be, look, seem, stand显得镇定;泰然自若;看上去镇定;好像镇定;处于平衡状态◆she stood poised for a moment.她平稳地站立了一会儿。➤remain保持镇静adverb➤delicately, finely优雅地平衡▸➤perfectly完美地平衡◆his manner was perfectly poised between gravity and teasing.他的言谈举止既不严肃,又非调侃,真是恰到好处。preposition➤above, over悬在⋯上方◆peter hesitated, his hand poised above the telephone.彼得将手悬在电话上方,犹豫着。➤between, for悬在⋯之间;准备做⋯◆they hovered by the door, poised for flight.他们在门旁徘徊,随时准备撒腿就跑。phrases➤poised on the brink of sth, poised on the edge of sth, poised on the threshold of sth处于⋯边缘◆the two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。 poised /pɔɪzd/ adjective [not before noun] completely ready for sth or to do sth 有充分准备的;随时准备着的◆the economy is poised for recovery. 经济呈复苏之势。◆they are poised to make a takeover bid for their smaller rival. 他们随时准备着出价收购作为竞争对手的小公司。 syn set ☞ poisedpoised/pɔɪzd ||; pɔɪzd/adj1. not moving but ready to move 作好准备(随时行动)的: ◇‘shall i call the doctor or not?’ he asked, his hand poised above the telephone. “要我叫医生吗?”他一边问道,一边把手按在电话上。 2. poised (to do sth) ready to act; about to do sth 随时可以行动;将要做(某事): ◇the government is poised to take action if the crisis continues. 如果危机继续下去的话,政府随时可采取行动。 3. calm and confident 冷静沉着;泰然自若 poised /pɔɪzd; pɔɪzd/adj 1. ready to do something or soon going to do it 准备行动的,马上就要做的:◇the army was poised to attack. 军队已经准备好进攻。 2. not moving, but ready to move 作好准备的,摆好姿势[要动、跑等]的:◇runners poised at the start of a race 在起跑线上摆好了姿势的赛跑选手 3. behaving in a calm confident way 沉着的,镇定的,自信的 |
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