英语词组teeter on the edge of something是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

teeter on the edge of (something)

To be very close to doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit, they've been teetering on the edge of closing down. The crew are so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is teetering on the edge of mutiny.

teeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of something

be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation: The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.

If something teeters, it stands or moves in an unsteady way as if it is going to fall.

词组	teeter on the edge of something
释义	(redirected from teeter on the edge of something) teeter on the edge of (something) To be very close to doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous. The company is still doing business, but ever since the recession hit, they've been teetering on the edge of closing down. The crew are so maddened by the cuts to their pay that everyone is teetering on the edge of mutiny. teeter on the ˈbrink/ˈedge of something be very close to a very unpleasant or dangerous situation: The country is teetering on the brink of civil war. If something teeters, it stands or moves in an unsteady way as if it is going to fall.
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