poise
英 [pɔɪz] 美 [pɔɪz]

n.

泰然自若；自信；体态；姿态

vt.

使平衡；保持（某种姿势）；抓紧；使稳定

变形

过去式：poised过去分词：poised现在分词：poising第三人称单数：poises

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]泰然自若；自信 good judgment and self-control in one's actions,combined with a quiet confidence in one's abilities
2. [U]体态，姿态 a well-balanced way of holding or moving one's body

英英释义

poise[ pɔiz ]

• n.
  • a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
  • a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
  • great coolness and composure under strain

    同义词：aplombassurednesscoolsang-froid

• v.
  • be motionless, in suspension

    "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

  • prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

    同义词：brace

  • cause to be balanced or suspended
  • hold or carry in equilibrium

    同义词：balance

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Good poise is important for a dancer.
   保持良好的平衡对舞蹈演员非常重要。
2. He discovers true poise and equilibrium.
   他明白了什么是真正的平静和平衡。
3. We admired the graceful poise of the dancer.
   我们很欣赏那位舞蹈演员的优美舞姿。
4. She was a beautiful girl with the grace and poise of a natural model.
   她是一个美丽的姑娘，有着模特儿的那种优雅姿态。
5. He has perfect poise and never seems embarrassed.
   他的神智安宁，似乎从没困惑过。
6. She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise.
   她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

用作动词(v.)

1. He poised the glass on the shelf.
   他把玻璃杯稳稳地放在架子上。
2. She tried her best to poise herself.
   她尽全力使身体保持平衡。
3. He poised his head disdainfully.
   他的头摆出一副瞧不起人的样子。
4. He waited with his fingers poised over the keys.
   他把手指摆在琴键上等着。

权威例句

Embarrassment: Poise and peril in everyday life.
Measuring the poise of thiol/disulfide couples in vivo
Enzymatic transition state poise and transition state analogues
A novel sensor of NADH/NAD+ redox poise in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Silence, activate, poise and switch! Mechanisms of antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum
Photosynthesis of ATP—Electrons, Proton Pumps, Rotors, and Poise
The relationship between electron flux and the redox poise of the quinone pool in plant mitochondria. Interplay between quinol-oxidi...
Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled t...
Structure of the Ni Sites in Hydrogenases by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Species Variation and the Effects of Redox Poise
Effect of Temperature on Rates of Alternative and Cytochrome Pathway Respiration and Their Relationship with the Redox Poise of the ...