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

• Wave after wave of wave soaked my ankle, multicolored rosy clouds, teetering on a single lonely heart.
  一波又一波的浪浸湿了我的脚踝，五彩斑斓的彩霞，徘徊着一颗孤寂的心。
• China held out longer than most; much of the developed world is already in recession, after all, and a number of developing countries are teetering on the brink.
  中国比多数国家都坚持了更长时间；毕竟，相当大部分的发达世界已经在衰退状态中，而许多发展中国家正在悬崖边上挣扎。
• 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。
• If anything goes wrong, you are teetering high above the center ring with no safety net, because this method glosses over a critical concept.
  如果出现任何问题，您就像是步履蹒跚的高高走在没有安全网保护的中心环之上，因为该方法掩盖了一个关键的概念。
• Once the foolhardy are teetering on the precipice, it is too late for smugness.
  一旦一些愚勇之士悬崖边命悬一线，自鸣得意为时已晚。
• Reach out? Is Kevin stuck in quicksand? Is he teetering on the edge of a cliff? Can't we just ask him?
  难道凯文在流沙区吗？或者他在悬崖边摇摇欲坠？难道我们就不能问一下他？
• And now we're teetering on the high wire.
  而我们现在仿佛在走钢丝。
• Until the company ships that first successful product everything is teetering atop the pitch.
  在公司制造出第一个成功的产品以前，所有事情都在“pitch”上面摇摇晃晃。
• The government is teetering on the brink of collapse over its latest plans.
  政府因其最近的一些计划已濒临垮台。
• Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse
  他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。