poise1[pɔiz]n.1.■平衡;均衡;平稳2.■沉着;泰然自若;自信;镇定3.■安静;沉静;安详;平静,宁静4.■(身体或头部的)姿态,姿势5.■徘徊;盘旋6.■砝码;秤锤7.■[罕用语]悬而不决;犹豫8.■(动作或变化的)暂停,中止9.■[废语]沉重10.■[废语]重要性,严重性vt.1.■使平衡;使保持均衡:The girl poised the glass on the edge of the table.小姑娘把杯子稳稳地放在桌子边上。2.■[poise oneself]使悬着[通常与被动语态或反身代词连用]:Masses of ice are poised at one moment and the next come crashing down.大块大块的冰空悬了一会儿,然后哗啦掉了下来。3.■平稳地拿,稳稳地举:He walked along with a water jug poised on his head.他头顶着水罐稳稳地向前走去。4.■使(头部等)摆出某种姿态:to poise one's head forward使头向前倾5.■权衡,考虑:to poise a question权衡一个问题6.■使做好准备,使振作:to poise the troops for the battle使军队作好战斗准备7.■[罕用语]称…重量8.■[废语](以镇重物)使变稳定vi.1.■平衡;被拿稳:The diver poised on the edge of the high board.跳水者在高台边上站稳。2.■悬起,悬着:A dancer poised in midair.一位舞蹈演员滞空平衡。3.■(鸟等)盘旋:A bee is poising over the flowers.蜜蜂在花上飞来飞去。4.■做好准备:We knew that they were poising for the encounter.我们知道他们正在为这次冲突做准备。近义词tact变形vt.poisedpoising poise2[pɔiz]n.1.■【物理学】泊(动粘度单位)
poisepoise[pɔiz]vt.1.■使(重量)相等, 使(保持)平衡, 使悬着2.■作(投标枪一样的)姿势; 使(头等)保持一定姿势[位置]3.■仔细考虑; 使作好准备4.■使悬而不决, 犹豫, 踌躇poise yourself on your toes用脚尖站使你保持平衡walk along with a water jar poised on one's head某人头上平稳地顶着水坛子向前走去poise one's head forward使头向前倾poise the troop for the battle使部队做好战斗准备The gymnast poised herself on the balance beam.体操运动员在平衡木上保持平衡。