poise

英 [pɔɪz]

美 [pɔɪz]

n.  沉着自信; 稳重; 自若; 优雅的举止; 仪态
v.  保持(某种姿势); 抓紧; 使稳定

过去分词：poised　过去式：poised　现在分词：poising　复数：poises　第三人称单数：poises　

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BNC.7099 / COCA.6244

牛津词典

noun

• 沉着自信；稳重；自若
  a calm and confident manner with control of your feelings or behaviour
• 优雅的举止；仪态
  the ability to move or stand in an elegant way with good control of your body

verb

• 保持（某种姿势）；抓紧；使稳定
  to be or hold sth steady in a particular position, especially above sth else
  1. The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop.
     老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  2. He was poising himself to launch a final attack.
     他稳定住自己，以发动最后攻击。
  3. She poised the javelin in her hand before the throw.
     她把标枪握稳，然后投了出去。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 镇定；沉着；泰然自若
  If someone haspoise, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.
  1. What amazed him even more than her appearance was her poise...
     她的容貌让他惊叹，而更让他惊讶的是她的沉着。
  2. It took a moment for Mark to recover his poise.
     马克过了一会儿才恢复镇静。
• N-UNCOUNT （优雅的）姿势，姿态
  Poiseis a graceful, very controlled way of standing and moving.
  1. Ballet classes are important for poise and grace...
     芭蕾课对培养优雅的姿仪非常重要。
  2. Even when he moved he did so without poise.
     他就连走起路来也姿势难看。

英英释义

noun

• great coolness and composure under strain
  1. keep your cool
  Synonym:aplombassurednesscoolsang-froid
• a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter
• a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

verb

• hold or carry in equilibrium
  Synonym:balance
• cause to be balanced or suspended
• prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  Synonym:brace
• be motionless, in suspension
  1. The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked

双语例句

• It took a moment for Mark to recover his poise.
  马克过了一会儿才恢复镇静。
• Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.
  她的自信与镇定表明她是一个优秀的模特。
• But as the artists recovered their poise, they produced a series of remarkably naturalistic statues and paintings.
  但当艺术家们恢复了平静之后，他们以自然主义手法创作了一系列的雕塑和绘画作品。
• She was a beautiful girl with the grace and poise of a natural model.
  她是一个美丽的姑娘，有着模特儿的那种优雅姿势。
• Introverted poise, confident, independent, good communication skills, organizational capacity and collaboration capability.
  稳重内敛，自信独立，有良好的沟通能力、织能力和协作能力。
• He had regained completely his critical attitude, his cool, intellectual poise.
  他完全恢复了他吹毛求疵的态度以及他那冷淡、聪明的姿态。
• His voice was too tremulous, the poise of his feelings too doubtful.
  他的声音太激动了，他感情的宁静太可疑了。
• Black sofa space to increase the sense of poise;
  黑色的沙发则为空间增加了稳重感；
• A fun definition I heard was, poise is the difference between raising your voice and raising your eyebrow.
  我听说过另一种有趣的定义：镇定自如就是提高声音与提起眉毛之间的区别。
• Mary hoped the dance lessons would improve her poise and balance.
  玛丽希望借舞蹈课能够改善她的体态和平衡能力。