teetering

英 [ˈtiːtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈtiːtərɪŋ]

v.  摇晃; 蹒跚行走; 踉跄; 摇摇欲坠
teeter的现在分词

现在分词：teetering　

BNC.44425 / COCA.30320

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

• Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse
  他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。
• I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice
  我真的滑冰了——尽管有些踉跄，但没有跌跟头。
• But, teetering on the edge, she managed to haul herself up to finish off her routine.
  但是结果却是它摇摇晃晃的爬到了绳子边缘，它成功的用手抓着绳子完成了这段距离。
• Look! There's a drunken man teetering at the head of the stairs.
  看，有个醉汉在楼梯顶那里摇摇欲坠呢。
• But the picture is more mixed in countries like France, which are still teetering on the brink of the eurozone crisis.
  但在法国等国家，情况更多样化一些。这些国家仍处于欧元区危机的边缘。
• China is teetering on the brink of a radical policy change that could transform not just China, but also world financial markets.
  中国正徘徊在一场根本性政策变革的边缘，这一政策变革不仅会改变中国，还会改变全球金融市场。
• Cities teetering on the brink of failure, such as Detroit, are often studded by boarded-up houses and empty business districts.
  底特律等濒临破产边缘的城市中，通常布满了木板房和空荡荡的商业区。
• Teetering along the Pacific Ring of fire, Japan has long cultivated a nuclear power program despite the obvious dangers.
  尽管核能项目的危险性显而易见，位于环太平洋火山带之上的日本在很久以前就开始了在这个领域的发展。
• The country is teetering on the brink of war.
  该国正面临一场战争。
• 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。