teeter

英 ['tiːtə(r)] 美 ['tiːtər]

• v. 摇摆；摇摇欲坠；犹豫不决；上下往复的运动
• n. 翘翘板

英英释义

Noun:

1. a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

Verb:

1. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She was teetering around in very high-heeled shoes.
   她穿著高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地四处走。
2. The drunken man teetered on the edge of the pavement.
   那醉汉在人行道边上东倒西歪的。
3. While watching a goat teeter on a tree limb, he said he had leukaemia.
   他将目光投向一只踩在大树枝上摇摇欲坠的山羊，说，他患了白血病。
4. The children often teeter in the park.
   孩子们常在公园玩跷跷板。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The performance of teeter board was very wonderful, and drew rounds of applause.
   晃板的演出很精彩,引来人们阵阵的鼓掌。

经典引文

• She teetered on high-heeled..shoes.

  出自： K. Vonnegut

• They watched buildings..teeter and collapse.

  出自：Parenting

• Children teetering between tears and laughter.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• teeter-totter 跷跷板
• see-saw 跷跷板
• sand in teeter 悬浮砂
• teeter ladder 云梯

近反义词

【近义词】

• totter 蹒跚
• stagger 蹒跚
• wobble 摆动
• shake 摇动
• dodder 步履不稳
• waver 动摇
• hover 盘旋
• reel 卷
• rock 岩石
• sway 摇动
• lurch 突然倾斜
• weave 编织
• seesaw 跷跷板
• teeter-totter 跷跷板
• teeterboard 跷跷板
• teetertotter 跷跷板