poise oneself
collocation使自己做好准备
She poised herself on the diving board.
她在跳板上做好姿势。
使平衡；使保持平稳
poised — past of poise
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使平衡；使保持平稳
to hold or carry something balanced and ready; to keep something in equilibrium
The waiter poised the tray on his hand.
服务员用手平衡着托盘。
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.
保持(某物)平衡；悬挂或保持平衡
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
像称重一样确定；称量
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
poise
Base
原形
poises
3rd person
第三人称单数
poising
-ing
现在分词
poised
Past
过去式
poised
Past participle
过去分词
She poises herself gracefully.
她优雅地保持平衡。
He poised the vase on the shelf.
他把花瓶稳稳地放在架子上。
The dancer is poising on one foot.
舞者单脚保持平衡。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The cat was poising to jump onto the counter.
猫正准备跳到柜台上。
She poised gracefully for the photographer.
她优雅地摆好姿势让摄影师拍照。
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使自己做好准备
She poised herself on the diving board.
她在跳板上做好姿势。
悬在…上
The bird poised on the branch.
那只鸟停在树枝上。
为…做准备
The athlete poised for the start.
运动员为起跑做好准备。
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。
使平衡于…之上
He poised the stick against the wall.
他把棍子靠在墙上保持平衡。
准备好做某事
The company is poised to launch its new product next month.
该公司已准备好在下个月推出其新产品。
使自己做好准备
She poised herself before answering the difficult question.
她在回答这个难题前让自己做好了准备。
失去镇定
He lost his poise when the microphone malfunctioned.
当麦克风出故障时，他失去了镇定。
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音似“泼易姿”，想象泼水时身体保持平衡的姿势。
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。
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。
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