poise
n. 平衡, 均衡, 姿势, 镇静, 安静, 砝码 vt. 使平衡, 使悬着, 保持...姿势 vi. 平衡, 悬着, 准备好
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教材释义与例句
平衡；准备好；悬着
使平衡；保持...姿势
释义与例句
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A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
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Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
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Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
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A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
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A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.
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Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
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The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
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That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
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Unit of viscosity in the centimetre–gram–second system of units (CGS).
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To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
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To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
废旧1699, John Dryden, Epistle to John Dryden to poise with solid sense a sprightly wit
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To be of a given weight; to weigh.
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To add weight to, to weigh down.
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To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
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To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.
to poise the scales of a balance
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To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.
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To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English poys, poyse, from Anglo-Norman pois, Middle French pois (“weight”) and Anglo-Norman poise, Middle French poise (“measure of weight”), from Latin pendere (“to weigh, ponder, think”). Doublet of peise.
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