poised between something and somethingBALANCEto be in a position or situation in which two things have an equally strong influence 介于某事物和某事物之间的 The world stood poised between peace and war. 世界处在和平和战争之间。
poised between something and something• Like families gathered at Christmas, social animals are poised between cooperation and conflict.• Ahead of it the Wyrmberg turned from a distant toy to several billion tons of rock poised between heaven and earth.
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