英语词汇“poise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

poise¹

(poiz)

v. poised, pois·ing, pois·es

v.tr.

1. To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance: I poised the pencil on the edge of the table.

2. To cause to be ready or about to do something: She is poised to win the nomination.

v.intr.

To be balanced or held in suspension: She poised at the end of the diving board.

1. Confident composure; self-possession: answered the reporters' questions with poise.

2. Bearing of the body, especially when graceful: a ballerina's poise.

[Middle English poisen, to balance, weigh, from Old French peser, pois-, from Vulgar Latin *pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	poise
释义	poise¹ (poiz) v. poised, pois·ing, pois·es v.tr. 1. To carry or hold in equilibrium; balance: I poised the pencil on the edge of the table. 2. To cause to be ready or about to do something: She is poised to win the nomination. v.intr. To be balanced or held in suspension: She poised at the end of the diving board. n. 1. Confident composure; self-possession: answered the reporters' questions with poise. 2. Bearing of the body, especially when graceful: a ballerina's poise. [Middle English poisen, to balance, weigh, from Old French peser, pois-, from Vulgar Latin pēsāre, from Latin pēnsāre*; see (s)pen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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