poised
常考释义
1.[nbn]处于准备状态；蓄势待发in a position that is completely still but is ready to move at any moment
Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone.蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
He stopped writing and looked at me, pen poised.他不写了，手握钢笔望着我。
The cat crouched in the grass, poised to jump.猫儿蹲踞在草丛中，准备跳跃。
2.[nbn]~ (in, on, above, etc. sth)（暂时）平衡，稳固in a position that is balanced but likely to change in one direction or another
The cup was poised on the edge of the chair.杯子放在椅子边上，不稳当。
The world stood poised between peace and war.世界处于战争与和平之间。
3.[nbn]有充分准备；准备好；蓄势待发completely ready for sth or to do sth
The economy is poised for recovery.经济呈复苏之势。
Kate is poised to become the highest-paid supermodel in the fashion world.凯特决心成为时装界最高薪的超级模特儿。
4.泰然自若的；沉着自信的；稳健的having a calm and confident manner and in control of your feelings and behaviour
He is a remarkably poised young man.他是个特别稳健的年轻人。
Vestas is "making a billion- dollar bet" that the U. S. is now poised to become a world leader in wind energy, he said.
Vestas正在“下一份十亿美元的赌注”赌美国随时可能成为世界风能的领先者，他说。
A sea lion is poised to catch a piece of fish thrown by his keeper at the zoo in the German city of Stuttgart.
德国城市斯图加特的一家动物园里，一只海狮正准备抓住饲养员丢来的鱼肉。
Two or three weeks ago, we might have crumbled under the pressure. We stayed poised. This team has really progressed in the right direction.
若是在两、三星期以前，我们似乎在压力下崩溃；我们泰然处之，显然我球队是朝著正确的方向进步。
Having cut costs aggressively, their operations are poised to take full advantage of any further pick-up in trade.
在大举削减成本之后，它们已做好充分利用贸易方面任何进一步复苏的准备。
With both championships so delicately poised, how much is the team under pressure?
由于两个世界冠军都处于微妙的平衡之中，车队身处于多大的压力之下？
Brooks stands on a chair, poised at the bars of a window, cradling Jake in his hands.
布鲁克斯站在一把椅子上，在窗口的栅栏前踌躇，手里搂着杰克。
Yet Palin, with her fundraising prowess, devoted adherents and superstardom, is poised to enter the 2012 contest at a time of her choosing.
不过在筹款方面战力高昂并拥有忠诚信徒以及超级明星效应的佩林许诺会在自己选择的时机参与2012年的竞争。
She was once kidnapped in her homeland and says the experience taught her to remain poised under pressure.
她曾在委内瑞拉遭遇过绑架，她坦言，那段经历让她学会在重压之下仍保持泰然自若。
Some of the men above were tragically called Uncle Toms, but now one of them is poised to be the most powerful man in the world.
上面提到的一些人被人悲情地叫做“汤姆叔叔”，但是其中一位却被当作世界最有影响力的人物之一。
And so far it seems to be working: America's unions are poised for an internal debate more wide-ranging than any they have had in decades.
而到目前为止，似乎危机感正在被唤醒：美国的工会联盟准备进行近几十年来最为广泛的辩论（寻求解决方案）。
Hagia Sophia is the great architectural landmark at the heart of Istanbul, with its four minarets poised like moon-bound rockets.
位于伊斯坦布尔市中心的海依牙·索非亚教堂是地标性的伟大建筑，它的四座光塔耸立着，象要呼啸飞往月球的火箭。
You seem to be poised to see a rise in status very soon - all that hard work you've been doing is about to add up to something big.
你即将进入一个快速上升阶段-如果你一直以来都兢兢业业任劳任怨做牛做马，那你将迎来一个巨无霸馅饼。
Mount Taishan collapse is constant in the front but color, the dispute rises suddenly but poised place it, seem to be very important.
泰山崩于前而色不变，风波骤起而泰然处之，就显得很重要。
Moroes held for a moment, his foot poised on the next step, "I suppose I did, " he said at last.
摩洛斯在原地沉思了一阵，然后一只脚跨上了下一阶楼梯。“我想我了解他。”他最后说。
The next day, poised for his second flying lesson, Felix again begged not to be thrown out of the window.
第二天，在准备第二次飞行课时，费利克斯再次恳求不要把他扔出窗外。
With investors in Asia poised to start selling again in just a few hours, the ministers knew they needed to come up with a plan -- and fast.
当时远在千里之外的亚洲，投资者已做好准备，待几小时后市场开盘就再度抛出.欧洲财长们意识到，需要拿出一份计划--而且要快。
Is China's car industry at a turning point, poised to launch out on the great global venture Beijing has always dreamt of?
中国汽车工业是否正处于一个转折点，即将开始打造中国政府一直梦寐以求的全球巨擘？
When the air strikes began, government forces were poised to enter Benghazi. A bloodbath appeared to be inevitable.
在空袭开始时，政府军雄赳赳气昂昂地挺进了班加西。一场血战似乎不可避免。
"She's always been very friendly to us, but we just wanted to be ourselves. And she's beautiful and poised all the time. "
“她对我们一直都很友好，而我们也只想做好我们自己。她很漂亮而且总是优雅稳重。”
In the next couple of years we're poised to see a real change in the user interface for computers.
在未来几年，我们正在准备看到在计算机用户界面的真正的变化。
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