teetering
v.
摇晃地站立或移动( teeter的现在分词 );
玩跷跷板;
处在（灾难或危险的）边缘;
濒临;
例句:
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Three of the hotels are in receivership, and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
有3家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。
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I actually skated, and despite some teetering I did not fall on the ice.
我真的滑冰了——尽管有些踉跄，但没有跌跟头。
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Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。
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Children teetering between tears and laughter.
来自fig.
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The Italian economy is teetering on the very edge of the precipice.
来自THETIMES
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The country remains closely divided, and the economy is teetering again.
来自NEWYORKER