"teeter" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搖晃
• 搖擺

Definition

以不穩定的方式移動，好像快要跌倒，經常左右或來回搖擺。也可以表示猶豫不決或難以決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來形容身體或物品搖搖欲墜，也可比喻猶豫、處於邊緣（如'teeter on the edge'）。用於較正式或敘述性語境，不屬於口語。

Examples

The child began to teeter on the edge of the curb.

那個孩子開始在路邊**搖晃**。

The vase teetered before falling off the table.

花瓶在掉下桌子前**搖晃**了一下。

He tried to walk, but he teetered and had to sit down.

他試圖走路，但**搖晃**著，不得不坐下來。

She teetered on her high heels as she crossed the street.

她穿著高跟鞋過馬路時**搖搖晃晃**。

The country teeters on the brink of economic collapse.

該國正**搖搖欲墜**，瀕臨經濟崩潰。

I watched the squirrel teeter on the thin branch, afraid it might fall.

我看著松鼠在細樹枝上**搖晃**，擔心它會掉下來。