| 单词 | poise |
| 释义 | poise I. transitive verb 1. archaic < would have seen him turn crimson in poising the question — A.W.Kinglake > 2. a. archaic < who poises and proportions sea and land — William Cowper > b. obsolete < two contrary winds poise each other — Henry Stubbe > c. (1) < walked along gracefully with a water jar poised on her head > < poised a plate on the end of his finger > : cause to be evenly or motionlessly supported or suspended < for an instant the gull hung poised in the sky > : hold supported or suspended without motion < poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield > < masses of ice are poised at one moment and the next come crashing down — John Hunt & Edmund Hillary > (2) < the nonchalance with which the steersman poised the canoe — Ernest Beaglehole > d. < poised her head disdainfully — G.B.Shaw > 3. < poised their armies for the battle > especially < poised themselves for the ordeal awaiting them > intransitive verb 1. < knew that they were poising for the encounter > 2. < the hawk poised momentarily and then struck > Synonyms: see stabilize II. 1. a. obsolete b. 2. a. < a watch spring in perfect poise > < a poise between widely divergent impulses — F.R.Leavis > b. archaic < the poise of the flood tide … was only of brief duration — Frederick Leighton > 3. a. (1) < is a woman of poise and charm > : tranquil self-possession and self-confidence < never lost his poise under any circumstances > < have the poise and security that goes with independence — W.F.McDermott > < are old enough to face them with a certain poise — Bertrand Russell > (2) < without disturbing the poise of a drawing room — Van Wyck Brooks > < is imperatively needed to give poise to the nerves — Havelock Ellis > < known for his accomplishments, his poise of mind, and his invariable courtesy — Edward Breck > b. < noted her very distinctive poise > Synonyms: see balance, tact III. |
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