poise

Các nghĩa

1. giữ thăng bằng, sẵn sàng

   To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.

   I poised the crowbar in my hand, and waited.

   to poise the scales of a balance

   Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; / Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie.

2. giữ cân bằng, treo lơ lửng

   To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.

   The rock was poised precariously on the edge of the cliff.

3. cân nhắc, đong đếm

   To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.

   He cannot sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence.

Dạng khác

• poises present, singular, third-person
• poising participle, present
• poised participle, past

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