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单词 teeter
释义
teeter
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈtiː.tər/us
/ˈtiː.t̬ɚ/
toappearto be about tofallwhilemovingorstanding:
摇晃，摇摇欲坠；蹒跚行走
Danielle was teetering around in five-inchheels.丹妮尔穿着5英寸高的高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地走来走去。
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
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Moving unsteadily or with difficulty

Idiom

teeter on the brink/edge ofsomething
(Definition ofteeterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

teeter| American Dictionary

teeter
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/ˈti·t̬ər/
toappearto be about tofallwhilemovingorstanding:
They teetered around theroomlike twotoddlers,helplesswithlaughter.
fig.Thecityis teetering on thebrink/edgeof(=dangerouslycloseto)afinancialcalamity.
(Definition ofteeterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofteeter

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In addition, we are further characterizing the pathology of teetering brain using immunohistochemical methods.
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At this point, villages were teetering on the brink of famine as locust invasions threatened to consume the limited food crops that had been planted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As a woman of questionable morals, she seemed to stand by as her family teetered on the brink of disaster.
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At a pessimistic extreme, the city, and not just the urban poor, was claimed to be teetering at the very brink.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Balloons float, a high-wire circus act teeters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A folk-like melody introduced a rustic quality, but there was an ever-present sense of danger, of teetering on the brink - the phrase 'dancing on a volcano' came to mind.
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They have been very infrequently investigated by linguists but deserve more attention since theyteeteron the semantics/pragmatics border.
From theCambridge English Corpus
People who are acutely aware of their own powerlessnessteeteron the boundary between anger and despair.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The harbour workers and ancillary staff who rely on the white fish fleet for a living are now teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Only three years ago the two states teetered on the verge of nuclear war.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Many regions of the world are teetering on the brink of disaster.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A global village which has been hit by an earthquake and all its buildings, both large and small, strong and weak, are teetering.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
After the handover of power to the current rulers, farmers were quickly driven out of the old farms, and the country is constantly teetering on the brink of famine.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Many small businesses could be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy simply because of high uniform business rates.
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They were teetering on the brink of nuclear war just weeks ago, and that threat has not gone away.
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