teeter

1. V-I Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position. 岌岌可危[強(qiáng)調(diào)]

The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. 這家旅館正瀕臨破產(chǎn)。

2. V-I If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over. (人) 踉踉蹌蹌; (物) 搖搖欲墜

Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance. 海德挪了一下身子便感到自己往前晃動(dòng)，開(kāi)始失去平衡了。