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poised

/poizd/US // pɔɪzd //UK // (pɔɪzd) //

做好准备的,做好准备的人,做好了准备的,做好准备工作的

Related Words

hover悬停,徘徊,悬浮,盘旋wait等待,伺候,侍候,等待着brood报窝,报盘,报窝子,报刊杂志stabilize稳住,稳定,稳定下来,稳固hang悬挂,悬挂式,挂,悬空support支持,支助,支撑,支持率float浮动,漂浮,漂浮物,浮动的steady稳重,稳健,稳固,平稳stand站在,站立,站,站起来position位置,定位,职务,姿势hold持有,举行,保持,持有的ballast压舱物,镇流器,压载物,压舱石

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : composed, dignified, and self-assured.
    • : being in balance or equilibrium: a ball poised on the nose of a seal.
    • : teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster.
    • : hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.
    • : readied or prepared to do something or for something to happen: a singer poised to make sales history with a new album.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbalance, suspend
Synonyms
hover悬停,徘徊,悬浮,盘旋wait等待,伺候,侍候,等待着ballast压舱物,镇流器,压载物,压舱石brood报窝,报盘,报窝子,报刊杂志float浮动,漂浮,漂浮物,浮动的hang悬挂,悬挂式,挂,悬空hold持有,举行,保持,持有的position位置,定位,职务,姿势stabilize稳住,稳定,稳定下来,稳固stand站在,站立,站,站起来steady稳重,稳健,稳固,平稳support支持,支助,支撑,支持率be ready准备好,准备好了,准备,准备就绪

Examples

  • Jones played for Belichick’s close associate, Coach Nick Saban, in college at Alabama and looked poised and promising during training camp and the preseason.

  • The family’s not the only thing getting bigger, as the outrageous action of F9 seems poised to outdo everything that came before it.

  • These new systems are already starting to transform how businesses operate—and they stand poised to do so in a much bigger way in the coming years.

  • Hovering above the scene, commandos in helicopters were poised with automatic rifles.

  • Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.

  • The current conflict it fuels is now poised to last long into the new year.

  • The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.

  • The grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society.

  • His neck looked as powerful as a bull's, and his rather small head was poised upon it with a sort of triumphant boldness.

  • Quickly her poised arm descended, and the knife she held sank deeply into his heart.

  • Black Hood altered his position slightly so that he clung to the pole with one hand, his body poised for a leap.

  • Automatic pencil poised, he was scanning the crossword puzzle intently.

  • Then with superb curves the lovely gulls swept round, and remained delicately poised over the stern.

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