Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7099
poising
使平衡；使保持平稳
poising is the present participle of poise.
to hold or carry something balanced and ready; to keep something in equilibrium
- 1.
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
使(某物)保持平衡,准备使用
- 2.
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
保持(某物)平衡；悬挂或保持平衡
- 3.
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
像称重一样确定；称量
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
In use
The waiter poised the tray on his hand.
The cat was poising to jump onto the counter.
She poised gracefully for the photographer.
Verb forms
base poise · third person poises · -ing poising · past poised · past participle poised
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
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
- He poised the stick against the wall.他把棍子靠在墙上保持平衡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“泼易姿”，想象泼水时身体保持平衡的姿势。
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。
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。
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/.
Learn the forms together
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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