1[not before noun]SOON not moving, but ready to move or do something at any moment 〔摆好姿势〕准备行动的
poised for
She waited by the door like a small animal poised for flight.
她等在门边,就像一只随时准备逃走的小动物。
poised on
His finger was poised on the camera’s shutter release.
他的手指按在相机的快门上。
poised to do something
He stood on the edge of the roof, poised to jump.
他站在屋顶的边缘,准备往下跳。
2[not before noun]READY completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon 准备好〔做某事〕;蓄势待发
poised to do something
Spain was poised to become the dominant power in Europe.
西班牙已准备好成为欧洲的霸主。
poised on the brink/edge of something
The economy is poised on the edge of collapse.
经济处于崩溃边缘。
3poised between something and somethingBALANCEto be in a position or situation in which two things have an equally strong influence 介于某事物和某事物之间的
The world stood poised between peace and war.
世界处在和平和战争之间。
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poised between something and something• Like families gathered at Christmas, socialanimals are poised between cooperation andconflict.• Ahead of it the Wyrmberg turned from a distanttoy to several billion tons of rockpoised between heaven andearth.
Abigail walked to the microphone, poised and confident.
阿比盖尔镇定而自信地走向麦克风。
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poised• Miss Hazelwood stepped up from behind her desk, slender and poised and gripping the tawse.• He was like a large, beautifulcat, poised and motionless, but prepared to leap.• Heather looked poised and relaxed as she made her way to the stage.• She was poised, cheerful even.• Its poised, out-thrust head gave it the appearance of a cobra, a white cobra.• But what was totally unfamiliar was the athleticism and poised stage presence she had achieved in such a short time.• Jason Hemmings is poised to take over from Howell in goal next season.• Now his fortunes are poised to turn full circle again.• He followed her and Urquhart to where a coolly poised young woman stood by herself, holding but not drinking her madeira.