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teeter
UK ['ti:.tər] US [-tˌɚ] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to appear to be about to fall while moving or standing 摇晃，摇摇欲坠；蹒跚行走•Delia was teetering around in five-inch heels.迪莉亚穿着五英寸高的高跟鞋摇摇晃晃地走来走去。
UK ['ti:.tər] US [-tˌɚ] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
teeter on the brink/edge of sth
■If something is teetering on the brink/edge of a bad situation, it is likely that the situation will happen soon 濒临，处于（糟糕形势）的边缘•What we are seeing now is a country teetering on the brink of civil war.我们现在所看到的是一个濒临内战的国家。 |