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poises

/pɔɪz/

noun

镇定；沉着；泰然自若

poises is the plural of poise.

calm confidence; composure

1.
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
平衡、均衡或稳定的状态
2.
Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
厘米-克-秒制(CGS)中的粘度单位
3.
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
动态粘度的厘米克秒单位,等于每平方厘米一达因秒；在这种粘度下,每平方厘米一达因的力维持每秒1厘米的速度
4.
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
镇定；不尴尬或不做作
5.
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
处于稳定平衡的状态
6.
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
仪态；头部或身体的姿势或举止
7.
great coolness and composure under strain
在压力下表现出的极大冷静和镇定
8.
A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
悬浮或悬挂的状态
9.
A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
动态粘度的CGS单位,等于每平方厘米一达因秒
10.
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
用于称重的金属砝码或质量
11.
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
导致平衡的东西；平衡重

平衡；均衡；稳定；仪态；举止；风度；悬停；悬浮；盘旋；泊（动力黏度单位）；配重；砝码；平衡重

In use

She maintained her poise even when the floor started shaking.

即使地板开始晃动，她也保持着平衡。

The speaker's poise impressed the audience during the heated debate.

演讲者在激烈辩论中的沉着给观众留下了深刻印象。

With great poise, the gymnast executed the perfect landing.

体操运动员以十分稳定的姿态完美落地。

with poise: 沉着冷静地；泰然自若地; She handled the difficult interview with poise.她沉着冷静地应对了这次困难的面试。
maintain one's poise: 保持镇定; Despite the bad news, he managed to maintain his poise.尽管消息不好，他还是设法保持镇定。
lose one's poise: 失去镇定; She lost her poise when the microphone suddenly stopped working.麦克风突然坏掉时，她失去了镇定。
regain one's poise: 恢复淡定；重新镇定下来; He took a deep breath to regain his poise before answering.回答前他深吸一口气，重新镇定下来。
poise under pressure: 压力下的镇定; The leader's poise under pressure reassured the whole team.这位领导在压力下的镇定让整个团队安心。

噪音(noise)袭来仍保持优雅姿态(pose)，那种泰山崩于前而不乱的镇定与平衡，就是poise。

语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、演讲或面试、人物描写 poise 作名词时多用于书面或正式语境，强调在压力下表现出的镇定沉着，也可指从容的仪态或身体平衡；日常口语中更常说 composure 或 calmness。

可作可数名词（表示单位或平衡状态，有复数poises）或不可数名词（表示沉着）

与 poise 押韵的词包括 noise、boys、toys，它们都以 /ɔɪz/ 结尾。注意 porpoise（/ˈpɔːrpəs/）和 tortoise（/ˈtɔːrtəs/）拼写相似，但读作 /əs/，并不押韵；voice（/vɔɪs/）拼写相近，但以 /s/ 结尾，也不是完全押韵。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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