音标:['ti:tә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vi. 步履不稳地走动, 踉跄, 摇晃, 摇摆不定, 摇摇欲坠, 玩跷跷板
n. 踉跄, 摇摆, 跷跷板
v. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
词型变化:过去式 : teetered ; 现在分词 : teetering ; 第三人称单数 : teeters ; 过去分词 : teetered ; 名词复数形式 : teeters
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teeter的用法和样例:

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。

词汇搭配

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

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.
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