poise

沉著、鎮定、從容

She answered the hostile questions with remarkable poise.

面對充滿敵意的問題，她回答得異常沉著。

儀態、風度、體態

Years of dance training gave him the poise of a performer.

多年的舞蹈訓練讓他有著表演者的優雅儀態。

使懸停、使懸著常用被動

The hawk was poised above the field, ready to dive.

老鷹懸停在田野上方，準備俯衝。

使平衡、擺好姿勢

He poised himself on the edge of the diving board.

他在跳板邊緣站穩了身子。