teetered

英 [ˈtiːtəd]

美 [ˈtiːtərd]

v.  摇晃; 蹒跚行走; 踉跄; 摇摇欲坠
teeter的过去分词和过去式

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

• His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
  他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
• Right now, we are no better off than a year ago, when several major institutions teetered on the edge of total failure, and nearly all of them were granted massive infusions of government and central bank funds.
  目前，我们的状况并不比一年前更好。当时几家主要金融机构正濒临完全破产的边缘，其中几乎所有机构都得到了政府和央行注入的巨额资金。
• Dimon has indeed steered his ship toward the money waterfall while others nearly capsized and have teetered since.
  当金融危机中其他银行差点翻船、至今仍颤颤巍巍之际，戴蒙带领着摩根大通赚得盆满钵满。
• Applied research on teetered bed separator for coarse slime separation
  TBS干扰床分选机在粗煤泥分选中的应用研究
• With historically weak sales and two of the Detroit Three having teetered for months on the brink of collapse, analysts said car buyers are getting some of the best discounts on record.
  因为历史上销售疲软以及底特律三大巨头中已有两个处于崩溃的边缘，分析人士表示购车得到了一些最佳折扣。
• The ladder teetered dangerously and I nearly fell off.
  梯子危险地摇晃起来，我差点摔下来。
• He is referring to the US central bank-orchestrated rescue of the Bear Stearns investment bank, which teetered on the brink of bankruptcy because of loan losses.
  卡鲁那指的是上个月美国中央银行美联储合力帮助挽救华尔街投资银行贝尔斯登公司。贝尔斯登公司由于受到信贷亏损的打击而濒临破产。
• So as the global financial system teetered on the brink of collapse last week, Chinese officials and bankers "seemed as if they were observing events on another planet", said a senior Western banker who was in Beijing for meetings.
  因此，一位到北京开会的西方资深银行家表示，当全球金融体系上周濒于崩溃的时候，中国官员和银行家“就好像是在观看另一个星球上发生的事件”。
• Based on separation theory and equipment, introduces TBS ( Teetered Bed Separator) and CrossFlow Separator and RC ( Reflux Classifier) respectively, and application in processing fine coal. According to the analysis, fluidization bed separation is an advanced technology for separating fine coal.
  文章从分选理论和设备上介绍TBS、CrossFlowseparator和RC分选设备，以及其在细粒煤分选中的应用，分析表明：液固流化床分选技术是适合细粒煤分选的先进技术。
• Little more than a year ago, many of the largest and oldest financial firms in the world teetered on the brink of collapse, overwhelmed by the consequences of their irresponsible decisions.
  一年多以前，许多世界上最大最古老的公司在经济崩溃的边缘摇摆，被他们自己做的不负责任的决定的后果压倒。