teeter

IPA/ˈtiːtə(r)/
KK[tˈitɚ]IPA/ˈtiːtər/

teeter — 動詞

  • teeterpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • teetershe / she / it
  • teeteredpast simple
  • teetering-ing form

1. to shake or step with poor balance, so it seems a fall could happen at any momen

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

搖晃

搖搖晃晃，快要跌倒

to shake or step with poor balance, so it seems a fall could happen at any moment.

例句

Reema teetered on the garden wall before jumping back onto the grass.

Reema 在花園矮牆上搖晃了一下，接著跳回草地。

teeter + on [surface]: balancing in a risky place

The toddler teetered across the wet kitchen floor in his father's boots.

那個幼兒穿著爸爸的靴子，搖搖晃晃地走過濕濕的廚房地板。

teeter across: unsteady movement while walking

常見搭配
  • teeter on a wall / step / ladder
  • teeter across the floor
  • teeter for a second
  • teeter dangerously
  • teeter near the edge
同義詞
  • wobble

    focuses on shaking from side to side, often without the same strong feeling of nearly falling

  • totter

    often used for weak or shaky steps by a person

  • sway

    describes side-to-side movement more generally and does not always suggest danger

反義詞

文法句型

teeter + on/along/across + surface

teeter + adverb/prepositional phrase

用法筆記

Usually intransitive. The subject is often a person or object that is badly balanced, and the sentence often adds a surface or direction with on, across, or near.

常見錯誤

She teetered the box onto the shelf.
The box teetered on the shelf.' or 'She tipped the box onto the shelf.
'teeter' is usually intransitive, so the unstable thing itself teeters.
The child teetered in the edge of the bench.
The child teetered on the edge of the bench.
Use 'on' with the surface or edge you are balancing on.

teeter — 名詞

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常用片語

  • teeter on a wall
  • teeter across the floor
  • play on the teeter
  • wait for the teeter

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