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

• Afghanistan's opium industry is teetering on the brink of legalisation, and could provide a source of opiates for the developing world, reports Katharine Sanderson in this Nature article.
  KatharineSanderson在《自然》杂志的这篇新闻特写中报道，阿富汗的鸦片业在可能到来的合法化种植边缘步履蹒跚，而它可能成为发展中国家新的阿片类（麻醉剂）药物来源。
• 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。
• The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
  这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
• With Europe and America teetering on the edge of turmoil, investors and politicians are desperate to know whether there is anything that the IMF and Lagarde can do to stem the sense of panic.
  在欧洲和美国都濒临动荡之际，投资者和政界人士都急于知道，imf和拉加德究竟能否有所作为，平息众人的恐慌情绪？
• He has already learned much of what there is to know about us, and he is teetering on the verge of another discovery.
  他已经学习到很多可以了解我们的方法，而且他又快找到了另一个大发现。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cities teetering on the brink of failure, such as Detroit, are often studded by boarded-up houses and empty business districts.
  底特律等濒临破产边缘的城市中，通常布满了木板房和空荡荡的商业区。
• China is teetering on the brink of a radical policy change that could transform not just China, but also world financial markets.
  中国正徘徊在一场根本性政策变革的边缘，这一政策变革不仅会改变中国，还会改变全球金融市场。
• I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice
  我真的滑冰了——尽管有些踉跄，但没有跌跟头。