poised

英 [pɔɪzd]

美 [pɔɪzd]

adj.  处于准备状态; 蓄势待发; (暂时)平衡，稳固; 有充分准备; 准备好
v.  保持(某种姿势); 抓紧; 使稳定
poise的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：poised　

Collins.2 / BNC.35045 / COCA.26419

牛津词典

adj.

• 处于准备状态；蓄势待发
  in a position that is completely still but is ready to move at any moment
  1. Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone.
     蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
  2. He stopped writing and looked at me, pen poised.
     他手握钢笔，停下来望着我。
  3. The cat crouched in the grass, poised to jump.
     猫儿蹲踞在草丛中，准备跳跃。
• （暂时）平衡，稳固
  in a position that is balanced but likely to change in one direction or another
  1. The cup was poised on the edge of the chair.
     杯子放在椅子边上（随时可能掉下来）。
  2. The world stood poised between peace and war.
     世界处于战争与和平之间。
• 有充分准备；准备好；蓄势待发
  completely ready for sth or to do sth
  1. The economy is poised for recovery.
     经济呈复苏之势。
  2. Kate is poised to become the highest-paid supermodel in the fashion world.
     凯特决心成为时装界最高薪的超级模特儿。
• 泰然自若的；沉着自信的；稳健的
  having a calm and confident manner and in control of your feelings and behaviour
  1. He is a remarkably poised young man.
     他是个特别稳健的年轻人。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （身体部位）摆好姿势不动的
  If a part of your body ispoised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment.
  1. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised.
     他仔细研究了键盘，一个手指随时准备敲击。
• ADJ 作好一切准备的；随时准备行动的
  If someone ispoised todo something, they are ready to take action at any moment.
  1. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice...
     英国随时准备把医护人员空运到该国。
  2. US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.
     美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。
• ADJ-GRADED 镇定的；沉着的；泰然自若的
  If you arepoised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.
  1. She was self-assured, poised, almost self-satisfied...
     她自信、沉着，几乎有些洋洋自得。
  2. Rachel appeared poised and calm.
     蕾切尔看上去沉着冷静。

英英释义

adj

• in full control of your faculties
  1. the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
  2. perfectly poised and sure of himself
  3. more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
  4. strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble
  Synonym:collectedequanimousself-collectedself-containedself-possessed
• marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
  1. a gull in poised flight
  2. George's poised hammer

双语例句

• Ground transmitting and receiving equipment They were poised for departure.
  地面发送和接受设备他们为出发做好了准备。
• That's a secret! I'll just tell you we are poised to take the championship.
  那是秘密！我只能告诉你我们已经准备好要拿冠军了。
• This trend is poised to accelerate.
  这一趋势还将加速。
• Luckily for Microsoft, it appears poised to continue to derive its growth from those software and services.
  对微软来说足够幸运的是，它似乎能从这些软件和服务的销售中获得持续增长。
• After years of talking about it, were finally poised to control our own energy future.
  在讨论了数年之后，我们终于准备控制我们自己的能源未来。
• The game is poised on a knife-edge. One mistake or one piece of good luck could decide it.
  比赛形势扑朔迷离。一个失误或是一点运气就有可能决定胜负。
• Chinese corporates are poised for overseas expansion in search of new markets and natural resources.
  中国企业正准备进行海外扩张，以寻找新的市场和自然资源。
• Thanks to unremitting efforts in the past decade, Macao is poised to developfrom a new starting line.
  经过10年不懈努力，澳门已经站在一个新的发展起点上。
• Other places in the world are equally in danger, but the United States is poised for special catastrophes.
  世界的其他地方也是同样的处于危险中，但美国将处于特别的灾难中。
• He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised.
  他仔细研究了键盘，一个手指随时准备敲击。