teeter

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈtiːtə/    美 /ˈtitəɹ/|[ˈtʰiɾɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A teeter-totter or seesaw. Canada,US
动词 v.
  1. To tilt back and forth on an edge. intransitive
    — He teetered on the brink of the precipice.
  2. To totter (move unsteadily). intransitive
    — How many other organizations have sprung up amidst apparently unlimited energy, been the focus of a great deal of activism and education, and then begun to diminish? Some teeter along for a long time even though their base of support seems to have eroded; some metamorphose into something else entirely. Others die, and their death may be more or less peaceful, more or less guilt-riddled.
  3. To be indecisive; to hesitate. figuratively
    — We teetered on the fence about buying getaway tickets and missed the opportunity.
  4. To be close to becoming a typically negative situation. figuratively
    — Despite appearances, the firm was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

词形变化

teeters present,singular,third-person teetering participle,present teetered participle,past teetered past teeters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
teeterboard teeterer teeteringly teeter-tail teeter-totter teetery

词源

词源 1
Alteration of titter.
词源 2
Alteration of titter.
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