Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7099
poised
使平衡；使保持平稳
poised is the past of poise.
核心释义
to hold or carry something balanced and ready; to keep something in equilibrium
- 1.
使(某物)保持平衡,准备使用
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
- 2.
保持(某物)平衡；悬挂或保持平衡
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
- 3.
像称重一样确定；称量
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
掂量；权衡；使(某物)保持平衡,准备使用；保持(某物)平衡；悬挂或保持平衡；像称重一样确定；称量；使平衡
用法In use
The waiter poised the tray on his hand.
用法提示：poised 作为动词过去式，表示'平衡'。
The cat was poising to jump onto the counter.
用法提示：poising 是现在分词，表示'准备'。
She poised gracefully for the photographer.
用法提示：poised 作为动词过去式，表示'保持姿势'。
poise sth on/over sth
及物动词，常与介词 on、over、above 等连用，表示使某物在某处保持平衡。
She poised the vase on the narrow shelf.
她把花瓶稳稳地放在窄架子上。
poise oneself (on sth)
反身用法，宾语为反身代词，表示使自己保持平衡。
The gymnast poised herself on the balance beam.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- poise oneself
- 使自己做好准备
- She poised herself on the diving board.她在跳板上做好姿势。
- poise on
- 悬在…上
- The bird poised on the branch.那只鸟停在树枝上。
- poise for
- 为…做准备
- The athlete poised for the start.运动员为起跑做好准备。
- poised to
- 准备好做某事
- The company is poised to launch the new product.那家公司准备推出新产品。
- poise against
- 使平衡于…之上
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似“泼易姿”，想象泼水时身体保持平衡的姿势。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或文学语境，表示使物体保持平衡或使人保持从容、优雅的姿势；口语中较少用，多见于书面描写。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时表示‘使平衡’，作不及物动词时表示‘保持平衡’。常用被动结构‘be poised to do’表示准备好做某事。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'noise' (/nɔɪz/) rhymes with 'poise'. The other words share the same vowel sound /ɔɪ/ but differ in the final consonant(s): 'voice' ends with /s/, 'joist', 'hoist', 'moist' end with /st/, and 'choice' ends with /s/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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