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VERB
濒临(危险的形势) 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.
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Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy...
有 3 家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
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His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.
他的声音近乎歇斯底里。
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...white towns teetering precariously on the edge of cliffs.
在悬崖边上摇摇欲坠的几座白色小镇
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VERB
(人)步履蹒跚，踉踉跄跄;(物)摇摇欲坠，东倒西歪 If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
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Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance...
海德转移了一下重心，就感到自己往前倾，开始失去平衡。
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He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.
他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。
