Germany is teetering on the edge of recession.

德国在经济衰退的边缘摇晃。

These apartment buildings are teetering on the verge of disaster.

这些公寓楼在灾难的边缘摇摇欲坠。

On an apple bough, the phoebe teeters and wags its tail and says, Phoebe, phoe-bee!

在一根苹果树枝上，那东菲比霸鹟摇头摆尾，说：“菲比，菲——比！”

Principle number two is that a good book should teeter on the edge of what you do and don't know.

第二条原则是，一本好书的内容应该介于你所知道的东西和你不知道的东西之间。

It was a terrifying moment, and a glimpse of the abyss that Crimea now teeters over.

当时情景很可怕，这也反映了克里米亚现在正处于深渊边缘。

A fall would mean certain death, but teetering in tree-tops is second nature to the Korowai.

掉下去就意味着必死无疑，但在树顶站稳是科罗威人的第二天性。

The economy, teetering on the verge of collapse, depends on foreign aid that is linked to reforms.

国家经济接近崩溃，全靠国际援助支撑，这种支撑还得依靠改革的成效来维系。

For one teetering second, while the crashes and booms of the battle filled the air, Harry hesitated.

在那摇摇欲坠的一瞬间，当战斗的爆炸声和撞击声四处传来时，哈利犹豫了。

Just eight years ago, as I prepared to take office, our economy teetered on the brink of depression.

就在8年前, 我准备来到白宫时, 我们的经济摇摆在萧条的边缘。

Cape Town was, quite literally teetering on the brink of a water apocalypse and a mass exodus of refugees.

开普敦，毫不夸张地说，正处于水资源灾难和大规模难民外流的边缘。