poise

🇺🇸 /pɔɪz/ 🇬🇧 /pɔɪz/
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noun
R

calm confidence and control in how you act

She showed great poise when speaking to the large audience.

她在對廣大聽眾講話時表現出極大的沉著自信。

R

graceful balance and control in how you move

The dancer moved with perfect poise and elegance.

舞者以完美的優雅姿態和平衡移動。

verb
R

to hold something steady and ready

He poised the pencil above the paper before writing.

他在寫字前將鉛筆穩穩地懸在紙上。

translation

n. 沉著, 優雅姿態
v. 保持平穩

詞形變化

3rd Present poises
Progressive poising
Past poised
Perfect poised
Plural poises