teeter

verb

1. 摇晃；蹒跚行走；踉跄；摇摇欲坠
   to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall
   1. She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.
      她穿着高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后面走。

1. VERB 濒临(危险的形势)
   Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position.
   1. Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy...
      有 3 家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
   2. His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
      他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
   3. ...white towns teetering precariously on the edge of cliffs.
      在悬崖边上摇摇欲坠的几座白色小镇
2. VERB (人)步履蹒跚，踉踉跄跄;(物)摇摇欲坠，东倒西歪
   If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
   1. Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance...
      海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。
   2. He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.
      他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。

1. Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy
   有3家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
2. His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
   他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
3. Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance
   海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。
4. He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.
   他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。
5. Brian finished the H-vac programme in 2007 at the top of his class, but he landed in an economy already beginning to teeter.
   2007年，布赖恩以全班前几名的成绩完成了H-vac课程，但此时美国经济已开始步履蹒跚。
6. Many have been driven to extinction, and many more now teeter on the brink.
   许多物种已经被逼入绝境，更多的如今踉跄在生死之间。
7. Without these more fundamental changes, these populations will teeter on the brink of disaster year after year.
   没有这些更多的根本变革，这些人民将年复一年挣扎在灾害的边缘。
8. They hear it crawling in the wall, miss teeter!
   他们听见他在墙里爬，提特小姐！
9. Tempers teeter on the brink of meltdown.
   脾气爆发的边缘。
10. Dan: I just can't get over Teeter making a policy change like that without informing me.
    丹：提特在政策上做了那样的改变，而不通知我，真是让我无法释怀。
11. I'd like to have words with you, miss teeter.
    我有话和你说，提特小姐。
12. So what did you do here, IDA teeter?
    你在这里做什么，艾达提特？
13. I keep a clean building, miss teeter.
    我要保持大楼清洁，提特小姐。

v.

teeter on the brink/edge of sth

• 处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临
  to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation
  1. The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.
     这个国家正处在内战的边缘。

noun

1. a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum

   Synonym:    seesawteeter-totterteetertotterteeterboardtilting boarddandle board

verb

1. move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

   Synonym:    seesawtotter