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teetering

/tee-ter/US // ˈti tər //UK // (ˈtiːtə) //

摇摆不定,摇摇欲坠,颤颤巍巍,摇摆不定的

Related Words

totter蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,图腾,蹒跚tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动dangle耷拉着脑袋,耷拉,耷拉着,悬垂stagger错开,错落有致,踉跄而行,错开的lurch蹒跚而行,蹒跚学步,蹒跚,蹒跚的脚步seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带stumble趔趄,绊倒,跌跌撞撞,踉跄topple倾覆,颠覆,倾倒,颠倒quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动stammer口吃,支支吾吾,结巴,支支吾吾的wiggle蠕动,扭动,蠕变,摇摆rock岩石,摇滚,石头,磐石pivot枢轴,支点,枢纽,枢机balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡sway摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定,摇晃weave编织,编造,编织物,编制

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to move unsteadily.
    • : to ride a seesaw; teetertotter.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to tip up and down; move unsteadily.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a seesaw motion; wobble.
    • : a seesaw; teetertotter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbwobble back and forth
Synonyms
dangle耷拉着脑袋,耷拉,耷拉着,悬垂falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠flutter扑腾,飘扬,飘动,翩翩起舞lurch蹒跚而行,蹒跚学步,蹒跚,蹒跚的脚步reel卷轴,卷筒,卷盘,卷带seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿stagger错开,错落有致,踉跄而行,错开的stumble趔趄,绊倒,跌跌撞撞,踉跄totter蹒跚学步,蹒跚而行,图腾,蹒跚tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡pivot枢轴,支点,枢纽,枢机quiver颤抖,颤动,颤抖吧,抖动rock岩石,摇滚,石头,磐石stammer口吃,支支吾吾,结巴,支支吾吾的sway摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定,摇晃teeter-totter跷跷板,跷二郎腿,跷板,跷二郎腿的人topple倾覆,颠覆,倾倒,颠倒weave编织,编造,编织物,编制wiggle蠕动,扭动,蠕变,摇摆tremble precariously颤颤巍巍,岌岌可危地颤抖着,岌岌可危,颤颤巍巍的

Examples

  • Bigger than ever, the sport is at a crossroads, teetering between reverence for its healing past and fear of a pain-filled future.

  • Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovych was teetering on the brink of joining EU.

  • According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the animal is “teetering on the brink of extinction.”

  • Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) is still teetering on the edge of Carrie's personal life; perhaps he'll be her new paramour.

  • “The car was teetering back and forth,” later said FDNY Capt. James Ellson of Rescue 3.

  • Only his mind was under attack, only his mind was afraid, teetering on the edge of control.

  • With a malevolent expression on his face, his beady eyes gleaming with cruel intelligence, he began teetering.

  • It was a town with a small stone church, from whose teetering cross one arm had been shot away.

  • The song stopped and Judge Priest stood in the opening, teetering a little on his heels.

  • Peggy hung over them breathlessly, and saw in fancy eighteen balls of yellow down, teetering on toothpick legs.

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