vt.

1. 使平衡；使平穩[O]
   The gymnast poised herself on the balance beam gracefully.

   體操運動員優美地立在平衡木上。

2. 把……拿著不動；使……懸著不動
   He waited with his fingers poised over the keys.

   他把手指擺在琴鍵上等著。

3. 使（頭部等）擺出某種姿勢
   He poised his head disdainfully.

   他的頭擺出一副瞧不起人的樣子。

4. 權衡，考慮
5. 使作好準備[（+for）]

vi.

1. 平衡；懸著
   The diver poised on the edge of the high board.

   跳水運動員在高臺邊上站穩。

2. 作好準備[（+for）]
   The troops poised for a final battle.

   部隊為決戰作好準備。

3. 猶豫不決

n.[U]

1. 鎮定，鎮靜；自信
   She had perfect poise and never seemed embarrassed.

   她非常沉著，從不顯得窘迫。

2. （頭部，身體等的）姿勢，姿態
   She was a beautiful girl with the grace and poise of a natural model.

   她是一個美麗的姑娘，有著模特兒的那種優雅姿勢。

3. 平衡，平穩
   Good poise is important for a dancer.

   保持良好的平衡對舞蹈演員非常重要。

4. 靜謐，安靜
5. 法碼，秤錘

n.

1. graceful and elegant bearing.
   ▸composure and dignity of manner.
2. archaic balance; equilibrium.

v.

1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended.
2. [as adj. poised] composed and elegant or self-assured.
3. (be poised to do something) be ready and prepared to do something.

n.

Physics  a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change of one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.