单词	poise
释义	poise1 nounpoise2 verb poisepoise1 /pɔɪz/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpoise Origin: 1300-1400 Old French pois ‘weight, heaviness’, from Latin pensum, from pendere ‘to weigh’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Anne is tall and thin, but lacks poise. Margerie was very beautiful, with the grace and poise of a movie star. The Bears were 13 points behind, but Coach Stenstrom maintained his poise and confidence. They felt that he lacked sufficient poise and confidence for the job. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And it was a humdinger, delivered with passion and poise. And yet this gangsta poise coexists with a weirdly playful quality. From a state of poise and self-confidence, she was suddenly overwhelmingly self-conscious. Junior Marquez Shaw showed a lot of poise in completing nine of 12 passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Nigel was ostentatiously smoking a big cigar to give an illusion of poise. On the other hand, I can think of no group that will handle defeat with more poise and grace. With remarkable poise, he quickly put the two broken pieces in one hand and made an attempt to paddle canoe-style. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora graceful appearance or way of moving► grace/gracefulness · Kim had all the grace and charm of a young woman, though she was still only a girl.· Rudolph Nureyev's skill and gracefulness made him a legend in his own lifetime. ► elegance a graceful and attractive manner or appearance: · Francesca was impressed by the beautiful house and the elegance of the guests. ► poise a calm and very graceful way of moving your body, or of standing or sitting: · Margerie was very beautiful, with the grace and poise of a movie star.· They felt that he lacked sufficient poise and confidence for the job. 1a calm confident way of behaving, combined with an ability to control your feelings or reactions in difficult situations:  Louisa seems to have much more poise and confidence.2a graceful way of moving or standing, so that your body seems balanced and not awkward:  the poise of a dancer She’s pretty, but lacks poise. poise1 nounpoise2 verb poisepoise2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] Verb Table VERB TABLE poise Simple Form Present I, you, we, they poise he, she, it poises Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they poised Present perfect I, you, we, they have poised he, she, it has poised Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had poised Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will poise Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have poised Continuous Form Present I am poising he, she, it is poising you, we, they are poising Past I, he, she, it was poising you, we, they were poising Present perfect I, you, we, they have been poising he, she, it has been poising Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been poising Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be poising Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been poising Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bryant has a reputation as an unusually poised, thoughtful teenager, and Twardzik believes that those qualities would ripen in college. Feel elegant and poised as you do them. He made it plain, quite quickly, that he was poised to adore Anna. The man remained poised between the two like a bridge, without moving in one direction or the other. They are held together, poised upright like a pencil standing on its point, by the recursive dynamics of coevolution. To sit down in meditation and think of these mystical ideas is to poise oneself for the transcendent journey. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► now · The worm is now poised to emerge from its dormant phase and begin to spread rapidly by colonising more machines and sites.· From outside bets to reach the play-offs, Leicester are now poised to break into the top two. ► over · The child's spoon was poised over the food.· Bethany poised over the bed, a slight abstract frown clouding her face.· At least, not until the three months had passed and the knife was poised over his own neck.· Harold was flexing his muscles for the perfect balance, teeth bared, knife poised over his head.· This girl looked as if she was on her first assignment, as she sat with pencil poised over her shorthand notebook. NOUN► brink · Now, at 18, Crowell is a teen-ager poised on the brink of adult-sized fame. ► edge · A chunk of rubble half as high as a man was poised on the edge above the telephone box.· She went very still, the sensation of being poised too near the edge of a precipice sweeping over her again.· We are poised on the edge. VERB► appear · To be sure, the on-line travel industry is still in its infancy, but it appears poised for explosive growth.· People who can present themselves well appear more clever, poised and promotable.· Now, the Seahawks appear poised to leave their solid fan base in Seattle for Southern California. ► seem · But many now seem poised to vote for them.· But platinum-blond Conger seemed poised and sensible.· Apple seems poised on the verge of something.· To Heather, she seemed delicate looking, poised with her hands loosely clasped in front.· Katherine seemed more poised than she had the previous week. to put or hold something in a carefully balanced position, especially above something elsepoise something over/above something He poised the bottle over her glass. ‘More wine?’
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