Teeter



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 摇摆, 踌躇
• ［英］ v. 摇摆, 踌躇 ( to move unsteadily)
• ［类］ 反义词: stabilize ( 稳定)

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English titeren to totter, reel; akin to Old High German zittarōn to shiver
• Date: 1844
• 1.
  • a. to move unsteadily ; wobble
  • b. waver, vacillate <teetered on the brink of bankruptcy>
• 2. seesaw

II. noun

• Date: 1860
• seesaw 2b

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