teetering
US /ˈtiːtərɪŋ/
UK /ˈtiːtərɪŋ/
形容詞
1.
搖搖欲墜的, 不穩的
moving unsteadily, as if about to fall
範例:
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The old building was teetering on the brink of collapse.
那座舊建築搖搖欲墜，瀕臨倒塌。
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He watched the child teetering on the edge of the curb.
他看著孩子在路邊搖搖晃晃。
2.
岌岌可危的, 不穩定的
being in an unstable or precarious position
範例:
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The company's finances were teetering after several bad investments.
在幾次糟糕的投資之後，公司的財務狀況岌岌可危。
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The country was teetering on the brink of civil war.
這個國家瀕臨內戰邊緣。