teeter /ˈtiːtə/ star1 TEM8 (teetering,teetered,teeters)

• 1.  

  V-I（不及物动词） Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. 岌岌可危[强调]

  例：

  The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

  这家旅馆正濒临破产。

• 2.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over. (人) 踉踉跄跄; (物) 摇摇欲坠

  例：

  Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.

  海德挪了一下身子便感到自己往前晃动，开始失去平衡了。