poised 音标拼音: [p'ɔɪzd]
adj . 泰然
泰然
poised adj 1 :
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action ; "
a gull in poised flight "; "
George '
s poised hammer "
2 :
in full control of your faculties ; "
the witness remained collected throughout the cross -
examination "; "
perfectly poised and sure of himself "; "
more self -
contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen "; "
strong and self -
possessed in the face of trouble " [
synonym : {
collected },
{
equanimous }, {
poised }, {
self -
collected }, {
self -
contained },
{
self -
possessed }]
Poise \
Poise \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Poised }, ;
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Poising }.] [
OE .
poisen ,
peisen ,
OF . &
F .
peser ,
to weigh ,
balance ,
OF .
il peise ,
il poise ,
he weighs ,
F .
il p [`
e ]
se ,
fr .
L .
pensare ,
v .
intens .
fr .
pendere to weigh .
See {
Poise },
n .,
and cf . {
Pensive }.] [
Formerly written also {
peise }.]
1 .
To balance ;
to make of equal weight ;
as ,
to poise the scales of a balance .
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2 .
To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance .
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Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky ;
Nor poised ,
did on her own foundation lie . --
Dryden .
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3 .
To counterpoise ;
to counterbalance .
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One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality .
--
Shak .
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To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit . --
Dryden .
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4 .
To ascertain ,
as by the balance ;
to weigh .
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He can not sincerely consider the strength ,
poise the weight ,
and discern the evidence . --
South .
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5 .
To weigh (
down );
to oppress . [
Obs .]
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Lest leaden slumber peise me down to -
morrow . --
Shak .
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balanced \
bal "
anced \
adj .
being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium ; --
opposite of {
unbalanced }.
the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [
Narrower terms : {
counterbalanced ,
counter -
balanced ,
counterpoised }; {
well -
balanced }; {
poised }]
[
Related terms :
stable --- (
maintaining equilibrium )]
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
poised ":
apoise ,
arrogant ,
assured ,
balanced ,
calm ,
cocksure ,
collected ,
composed ,
confident ,
controlled ,
convinced ,
cool ,
decided ,
determined ,
dignified ,
easy ,
easygoing ,
equanimous ,
equibalanced ,
equilibrious ,
equiponderant ,
equiponderous ,
hovering ,
hubristic ,
imperturbable ,
levelheaded ,
overconfident ,
oversure ,
overweening ,
persuaded ,
placid ,
pompous ,
positive ,
possessed ,
prepared ,
proud ,
ready ,
reassured ,
recollected ,
reserved ,
secure ,
sedate ,
self -
assured ,
self -
confident ,
self -
controlled ,
self -
important ,
self -
possessed ,
self -
reliant ,
self -
restrained ,
serene ,
staid ,
sure ,
suspended ,
symmetric ,
teetering ,
together ,
tottering ,
tranquil ,
trembling ,
unafraid ,
undoubting ,
unfaltering ,
unflappable ,
unhesitating ,
unruffled ,
unwavering ,
waiting ,
wavering ,
well -
balanced ,
wobbling
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