poised
adj
pɔɪzd
adj
1
not
moving,
but
ready
to
move
or
do
something
at
any
moment
〔摆好姿势〕准备行动的
not before noun 不用于名词前
[+
for
]
She
waited
by
the
door
like
a
small
animal
poised
for
flight.
她等在门边，就像一只随时准备逃走的小动物。
[+
on
]
His
finger
was
poised
on
the
camera’s
shutter
release.
他的手指放在了相机的快门按键上。
poised
to
do
sth
He
stood
on
the
edge
of
the
roof,
poised
to
jump.
他站在房顶的边缘，准备往下跳。
2
completely
ready
to
do
something
or
for
something
to
happen,
when
it
is
likely
to
happen
soon
准备好〔做某事〕; 蓄势待发
not before noun 不用于名词前
poised
to
do
sth
Spain
was
poised
to
become
the
dominant
power
in
Europe.
西班牙已准备好成为欧洲的霸主。
poised
on
the
brink/edge
of
sth
The
economy
is
poised
on
the
edge
of
collapse.
经济处于崩溃边缘。
3
poised between sth and sth
to
be
in
a
position
or
situation
in
which
two
things
have
an
equally
strong
influence
介于某事物和某事物之间的
The
world
stood
poised
between
peace
and
war.
世界处在和平和战争之间。
4
behaving
in
a
calm,
confident
way,
and
able
to
control
your
feelings
and
reactions
镇定的，自信的，泰然自若的，沉着的
Abigail
walked
to
the
microphone,
poised
and
confident.
阿比盖尔走向麦克风，镇定而充满自信。