poised/pɔɪzd; pɔɪzd/ adj 1 ready to do something or soon going to do it 准备行动的，马上就要做的: The army was poised to attack. 军队已经准备好进攻。 2 not moving, but ready to move 作好准备的，摆好姿势〔要动、跑等〕的: runners poised at the start of a race 在起跑线上摆好了姿势的赛跑选手 3 behaving in a calm confident way 沉着的，镇定的，自信的