英语词汇“poised”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

► confident

sure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully: Sandy gave her a confident smile.

► self-confident

confident that you can do things well and that other people will like you: He’s much more self-confident since he got a job.

► self-assured/self-possessed

confident and calm about what you are doing: She gave the speech in a slow self-assured voice.

► poised

behaving in a confident, calm, and graceful way: Catherine looked poised and ready as the audience waited for her to begin.

► secure

feeling confident, safe, and happy: The teachers at the school work hard to make the children feel secure.

► assertive

confident and willing to say what you want or demand things: Men tend to be more assertive than women.

► bold

confident and not afraid of offending people or do something dangerous or new: She was bold enough to tell her boss that he was doing the wrong thing.

► brash

confident in a loud way that annoys other people: Ed can be brash, but he does manage to sell cars.

► arrogant

too confident and showing that you think you are better or smarter than other people: He’s very smart, but he’s so arrogant no one wants to work with him.

单词	poised
释义	poisedpoised /pɔɪzd/ ●○○ adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYpoised Origin: (1-3) 1600-1700 poise to weigh, balance (14-21 centuries), from Old French peser, from Latin pensare (4) 1900-2000 ➔ POISE Thesaurus THESAURUSsure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully► confident sure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully: Sandy gave her a confident smile. ► self-confident confident that you can do things well and that other people will like you: He’s much more self-confident since he got a job. ► self-assured/self-possessed confident and calm about what you are doing: She gave the speech in a slow self-assured voice. ► poised behaving in a confident, calm, and graceful way: Catherine looked poised and ready as the audience waited for her to begin. ► secure feeling confident, safe, and happy: The teachers at the school work hard to make the children feel secure. ► assertive confident and willing to say what you want or demand things: Men tend to be more assertive than women. ► bold confident and not afraid of offending people or do something dangerous or new: She was bold enough to tell her boss that he was doing the wrong thing. ► brash confident in a loud way that annoys other people: Ed can be brash, but he does manage to sell cars. ► arrogant too confident and showing that you think you are better or smarter than other people: He’s very smart, but he’s so arrogant no one wants to work with him. 1[not before noun] completely ready to do something or for something to happen, when it is likely to happen soon: poised to do something Hargrove is poised to become the city’s first black mayor.poised for The company seems poised for success.2[not before noun] not moving, but completely ready to move or do something immediately: The runners stood poised at the start of the race.poised for/on/over etc. a small animal poised for flightpoised to do something A tabby cat was poised to pounce at any second.poised over/above She stood poised over her son’s bed.3behaving in a calm confident way, and able to control your feelings and reactions SYN composed: Heather looked poised and relaxed as she made her way to the stage.► see thesaurus at confident4be poised between something [not before noun] to be in a position or situation in which two things have an equally strong influence: The world stood poised between peace and war.
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