| 词汇 | teetered |
| 释义 | teetered past simple and past participle ofteeter teeter verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈtiː.tər/ us /ˈtiː.t̬ɚ/ to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing: 摇晃，摇摇欲坠;蹒跚行走 Danielle was teetering around in five-inch heels.丹妮尔穿着5英寸高的高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地走来走去。 to walk in a way that is not controlled or even stumbleHe was stumbling around the house like he was drunk. lumberWe held our breath as a black bear lumbered across the hiking trail ahead of us. galumphThe children galumphed down the steps and raced outside to play. bumbleHe bumbled into her and spilled her drink down her gown. falterThe dancer faltered right before the jump and landed awkwardly. totterHe tottered carefully down the gangplank, clutching at the railing. Shaking, swinging and vibrating brandish earth-shaking flappy flourish fluff fluff something up reverberation reverberative ripple rock-a-bye shake out shakily shiver sway thrash trembly tremulously vibrate vibration vibratory You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving unsteadily or with difficulty Idiomteeter on the brink/edge of something Examples of teeteredteetered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As a woman of questionable morals, she seemed to stand by as her family teetered on the brink of disaster. Only three years ago the two states teetered on the verge of nuclear war. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English People went from absolute poverty into low-income status and teetered on the edge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He teetered on the edge of self-satisfaction in so far as concerns government policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Consequently, the country teetered toward economic dissolution and implosion. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sales did not take off and the brothers' company teetered on bankruptcy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the beginning of the 1920s, the company teetered on the brink of collapse. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The companys new accessories failed to pick up the slack, and for the next three years the company experienced heavy losses and teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thus, if teetered to the right, the right side pilot would be flying and the left grip would be about 12 inches above the left pilot's lap. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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