teeter
verb /ˈtiːtə(r)/
/ˈtiːtər/
[intransitive]动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they teeter | /ˈtiːtə(r)/ /ˈtiːtər/ |
| he / she / it teeters | /ˈtiːtəz/ /ˈtiːtərz/ |
| past simple teetered | /ˈtiːtəd/ /ˈtiːtərd/ |
| past participle teetered | /ˈtiːtəd/ /ˈtiːtərd/ |
| -ing form teetering | /ˈtiːtərɪŋ/ /ˈtiːtərɪŋ/ |
- to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall
摇晃；蹒跚行走；踉跄；摇摇欲坠 - She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.
她穿着高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后面走。 - The car teetered on the edge of the cliff for a moment before plunging down.
汽车在悬崖边摇摇晃晃了一会儿，然后往下坠。 - The girls teetered across the field.
女孩们摇摇晃晃地穿过田野。
词源mid 19th cent.: variant of dialect titter, from Old Norse titra ‘shake, shiver’. - She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.
Idioms
teeter on the brink/edge of something
- to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临 - The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
这个国家正处在内战的边缘。
- The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.