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英:[pɔɪzd]
美:[pɔɪzd]
词根:poise
n.poise 平衡;姿势;镇静
vi.poise 平衡;准备好;悬着
vt.poise 使平衡;保持...姿势
Adjective
1. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action;
"a gull in poised flight"
"George's poised hammer"
2. in full control of your faculties;
"the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"
"perfectly poised and sure of himself"
"more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"
"strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
自信
The first known use of poised was in 1626
1 The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China.
这家公司看来很有把握在中国取得重大突破。
2 Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight.
3 Outside, the night seemed poised on tiptoe, waiting, waiting, holding its breath for the storm.
4 She gets the spelling off the tag on my shirt, then, already poised to jot down the next name, says, “R-and-W.”
5 A group of tourists wandered along the streets, their cameras poised, their glittering eyeglasses shining like sparklers.
6 Pollard, up in the saddle, was a lion poised for the kill.
7 The female goshawk rose, dove, and rose again, her huge feet with their black talons poised to grab her flesh.
8 The silver lightning flashed in his eyes and he knew that the men had taken pictures of him with the cat poised upon his shoulder.
9 A kudu stood, one foot poised, near the water; a monkey gazed at Nhamo from his perch in a mobola plum tree.
10 Finnick and I stand with our weapons poised while he works the spile in, but no threat appears.
11 Like locusts they came, hung poised, descended all around him on the heather.
12 He had a sudden vision of things watching him, from in among the trees, of eyes glinting, and spears poised.
13 The fire engine, polished and poised in another part of town?
14 His dagger was out, poised at her throat.
15 The As were judged to be much more alert, poised, attractive, and well dressed.
16 I stand perfectly still, the paper poised in my hand.
17 Cob swiveled his stool around and peered at where Chronicler sat next to Bast, pen still poised over his paper.
18 And then at three or four in the morning, when the sun was poised to rise again, I would start the fast all over again.
19 If the trial were evenly poised the newspapers might tip the balance against them.
如果选拔赛双方打平,报界可能会使形势朝着不利于他们的方向倾斜。
20 But when eleven came he was still poised, waiting — holding his breath when she did, letting it go as she let hers.
2 悬空
4 平衡
balance equilibrium footing counterpoise balanced well balanced equation poise trade-off even counterbalance balance up balance out equipoise trade off against trade off for strike a balance between A and B strike a balance even up trade off
5 平衡的
6 镇定的
balanced dignified unperturbed cool-headed equable calm steady collected composed downbeat solid as a rock
8 悬空的
9 镇静的
calm tranquil collected sedative depressant composed unfazed unflappable self-possessed nerveless
10 准备就绪的
12 准备行动
13 沉着
quiet steady bland serene staid possessed unconstrained phlegmatic matronly self-possessed cool-headed cold-eyed imperturbable reposed equanimous self-composed quietly collectedly unconstrainedly equanimously equanimousness cool calm gravity temper serenity repose composure countenance sobriety phlegm aplomb settling self-possession self-command placidity sangfroid composedness compose and collected presence of mind composed dispassionate nerveless coolheaded poise coolness equanimity matronlike sober-blooded self-collected sober-headed even confident grave philosophical deliberate sedate unabashed philosophic unruffled soberminded coolly sostenuto imperturbation nerve cucumber ballast deliberation quietude self-mastery sang-froid sober
14 自信的
16 准备行动的
20 准备好
set fit ready prepared yare wait prepare poise in readiness of be set to do ready for be ready to geared be good to go in order fix up
22 轻坐
24 稳健的
26 摆好姿势
28 稳固
strong fast firm secure stable steady rooted unchallenged rock solid stability establish stabilize
29 沉着自信的
30 沉着的
quiet steady bland serene staid possessed unconstrained phlegmatic matronly self-possessed cool-headed cold-eyed imperturbable reposed equanimous self-composed and collected cool composed dispassionate nerveless coolheaded matronlike sober-blooded self-collected sober-headed even confident calm grave philosophical deliberate sedate unabashed philosophic unruffled soberminded
32 泰然自若的
self-poised contained imperturbable cool as a cucumber unmoved self-possessed philosophical unabashed unperturbed unruffled collect unfazed
34 保持平衡的
35 盘旋的