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单词 teeter
释义
teeter
(ttəʳ )
Word forms: teeters , teetering , teetered
1. verb
Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. [emphasis]
Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. [VERB + on]
His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria. [VERB + on]
...white towns teetering precariously on the edge of cliffs. [VERB on noun]
Synonyms: waver, wobble, seesaw, veer  
2. verb
If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance. [VERB adverb/preposition]
He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell. [VERB adverb/preposition]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: wobble, rock, totter, balance  
Translations:
Chinese: 岌岌可危
Japanese: 動揺する
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