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单词 poised
释义 poised
 /poyzd/,  adj.  
  1. (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured.
  2. being in balance or equilibrium: a balloon poised on the nose of a seal.
  3. teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster.
  4. hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.
 [1635-45; POISE1 + -ED2, -ED3]
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