poised

adj.

1. 处于准备状态；蓄势待发
   in a position that is completely still but is ready to move at any moment
   1. Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone.
      蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
   2. He stopped writing and looked at me, pen poised.
      他手握钢笔，停下来望着我。
   3. The cat crouched in the grass, poised to jump.
      猫儿蹲踞在草丛中，准备跳跃。
2. （暂时）平衡，稳固
   in a position that is balanced but likely to change in one direction or another
   1. The cup was poised on the edge of the chair.
      杯子放在椅子边上（随时可能掉下来）。
   2. The world stood poised between peace and war.
      世界处于战争与和平之间。
3. 有充分准备；准备好；蓄势待发
   completely ready for sth or to do sth
   1. The economy is poised for recovery.
      经济呈复苏之势。
   2. Kate is poised to become the highest-paid supermodel in the fashion world.
      凯特决心成为时装界最高薪的超级模特儿。
4. 泰然自若的；沉着自信的；稳健的
   having a calm and confident manner and in control of your feelings and behaviour
   1. He is a remarkably poised young man.
      他是个特别稳健的年轻人。

1. ADJ （身体部位）摆好姿势不动的
   If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment.
   1. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised.
      他仔细研究了键盘，一个手指随时准备敲击。
2. ADJ 作好一切准备的；随时准备行动的
   If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment.
   1. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice...
      英国随时准备把医护人员空运到该国。
   2. US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.
      美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。
3. ADJ-GRADED 镇定的；沉着的；泰然自若的
   If you are poised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled.
   1. She was self-assured, poised, almost self-satisfied...
      她自信、沉着，几乎有些洋洋自得。
   2. Rachel appeared poised and calm.
      蕾切尔看上去沉着冷静。

1. The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons
   叛军准备好要对政府驻军发起新一轮的猛攻。
2. The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China
   这家公司看来很有把握在中国取得重大突破。
3. The game is poised on a knife-edge. One mistake or one piece of good luck could decide it.
   比赛形势扑朔迷离。一个失误或是一点运气就有可能决定胜负。
4. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised.
   他仔细研究了键盘，一个手指随时准备敲击。
5. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice
   英国随时准备把医护人员空运到该国。
6. US forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.
   美国军队作好了发动大规模海、陆、空攻击的准备。
7. She was self-assured, poised, almost self-satisfied
   她自信、沉着，几乎有些洋洋自得。
8. Rachel appeared poised and calm.
   蕾切尔看上去沉着冷静。
9. Kournikova is poised to rewrite the tennis history books.
   库尔尼科娃决心改写网球史。
10. If the trial were evenly poised the newspapers might tip the balance against them.
    如果选拔赛双方打平，报界可能会使形势朝着不利于他们的方向倾斜。
11. A gentleman is open and poised.
    君子坦荡荡。
12. A gentleman is open and poised; a petty man is unhappy and worried.
    君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。
13. Luckily for Microsoft, it appears poised to continue to derive its growth from those software and services.
    对微软来说足够幸运的是，它似乎能从这些软件和服务的销售中获得持续增长。
14. Thanks to unremitting efforts in the past decade, Macao is poised to developfrom a new starting line.
    经过10年不懈努力，澳门已经站在一个新的发展起点上。
15. Cloud computing is poised to be a significant player in the tech industry now and in the foreseeable future.
    在目前和可预知的未来，云计算将在技术行业中扮演非常重要的角色。
16. After years of talking about it, were finally poised to control our own energy future.
    在讨论了数年之后，我们终于准备控制我们自己的能源未来。
17. This trend is poised to accelerate.
    这一趋势还将加速。
18. That's a secret! I'll just tell you we are poised to take the championship.
    那是秘密！我只能告诉你我们已经准备好要拿冠军了。
19. They were poised for departure.
    他们为出发做好了准备。
20. Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.
    在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
21. The Middle East airlines are also poised to play an accelerated role over the next couple of years.
    中东航空公司在未来数年内也准备扮演一个加速的作用。
22. Chinese corporates are poised for overseas expansion in search of new markets and natural resources.
    中国企业正准备进行海外扩张，以寻找新的市场和自然资源。
23. Moreover, we are poised to end these wars from a position of strength.
    更重要的是，这两场战争的结束将基于我们的实力地位。
24. You must also be poised.
    更要注意礼仪和姿势。
25. If you take a new position in one of these industries, you are poised to do very well.
    如果你能在这些行业找到新职位，你会安然自若的做得很好。
26. Other places in the world are equally in danger, but the United States is poised for special catastrophes.
    世界的其他地方也是同样的处于危险中，但美国将处于特别的灾难中。
27. Michelle Bachelet is poised to become the first woman president of one of Latin America's most conservative countries.
    米歇尔·巴切莱特稳稳当当地成为了拉美最保守国家之一的首位女总统。
28. He poised the javelin in his hand before throw it.
    他把手中标枪握稳后掷了出去。
29. Ground transmitting and receiving equipment They were poised for departure.
    地面发送和接受设备他们为出发做好了准备。
30. Zhai Zhigang is poised to become a hero in China's latest space adventure.
    成为中国最新的太空探险英雄，翟志刚很平静。

adj

1. in full control of your faculties
   1. the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
   2. perfectly poised and sure of himself
   3. more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
   4. strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble

   Synonym:    collectedequanimousself-collectedself-containedself-possessed

2. marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
   1. a gull in poised flight
   2. George's poised hammer