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teeter

verb
/ˈtiːtə(r)/
/ˈtiːtər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they teeter
/ˈtiːtə(r)/
/ˈtiːtər/
he / she / it teeters
/ˈtiːtəz/
/ˈtiːtərz/
past simple teetered
/ˈtiːtəd/
/ˈtiːtərd/
past participle teetered
/ˈtiːtəd/
/ˈtiːtərd/
-ing form teetering
/ˈtiːtərɪŋ/
/ˈtiːtərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall摇晃；蹒跚行走；踉跄；摇摇欲坠
    • She teetered after him in her high-heeled shoes.她穿着高跟鞋一步三晃地跟在他后面走。
    • The car teetered on the edge of the cliff for a moment before plunging down.汽车在悬崖边摇摇晃晃了一会儿，然后往下坠。
    • The girls teetered across the field.女孩们摇摇晃晃地穿过田野。
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of dialect titter, from Old Norse titra ‘shake, shiver’.
Idioms
teeter on the brink/edge of something
  1. to be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation处在（灾难或危险）的边缘；濒临
    • The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.这个国家正处在内战的边缘。

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