poised

[US]/pɔɪzd/
[UK]/pɔɪzd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

poised:
Adj. Tayari kuchukua hatuaa wakati katika hali isiyokuwa thabiti; sio mahali lakini tayari kuhama; amani na mwenye kujitunza.
Word Forms
Past Participlepoised

Example Sentences

The economy is poised for take-off.

Uchumi unajiandaa kwa kuanza kwa kasi.

be poised on the brink of disaster

kuwa tayari kiasi cha kuwa karibu na hatari.

stood poised for the jump.

ali simama tayari kwa ajili ya kuruka.

poised between life and death

tayari kati ya uzima na kifo.

poised on the edge of a chair

tayari kiasi cha kukaa upande wa kiti.

She was poised to challenge for the party leadership.

Alikuwa tayari kuwania uongozi wa chama.

She stood poised for a moment.

Alisimama tayari kwa muda.

the company is poised to reap the benefits of this investment.

kampuni inajiandaa kupata faida ya uwekezaji huu.

The bee hung poised above the flower.

Nyuki ilisimama imefumbata juu ya ua.

The two countries were poised on the brink of war.

Nchi hizo mbili ziliiandaa karibu na vita.

Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.

Eneo letu linajiandaa kwa ukuaji mara tu baada ya uchaguzi.

she remained poised and complacent, secure of admiration.

yeye alibaki tayari na furaha, hakika ya kumpongeza.

walk along with a water jar poised on one's head

kuenda na jar ya maji kichwani.

The young women spun around, and looked toward the crest, jambiya poised to strike.

Wanawake wadogo walizunguka, na wakatazamaje kilele, jambiya tayari kupiga.

He walked along with a jug poised on his head.

Alitembea na jar kichwani.

Behind all the rhetoric, his relations with the army are dangerously poised.

Nyuma ya kila hotuba, uhusiano wake na jeshi viko hatarini.

Real-world Examples

Humankind is not poised teetering on the edge of extinction.

Ubinadamu hauko kileleni mwa hatari ya kutoweka.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, Rhymer is poised for a breakout on the same scale.

Vizuri, Rhymer yuko tayari kwa uvumbuzi wa kiwango kama hilo.

Source: Cat and Mouse Game Season 1

Her poised finger jabs the keyboard.

Kidole chake kilicho tayari kinabana keyboard.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

But now it's poised for an unprecedented handover of power.

Lakini sasa imetayarishwa kwa urudishaji wa mamlaka usiozidi.

Source: NPR News Summary December 2016

Israel's ground troops were poised to enter Gaza.

Wanajeshi wa ardhi wa Israeli walikuwa watawali kuingia Gaza.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So, we're poised to turn -- return to the moon.

Kwa hivyo, tumetayarishwa kugeuka - kurudi kwenye mwezi.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

There is no indication in the photo that either was poised to push the other off.

Hakuna dalili kwenye picha kwamba yoyote alikuwa tayari kumdhoofisha mwingine.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

America is poised to become the richest nation on earth.

Marekani inatazamwa kuwa taifa tajiri zaidi duniani.

Source: America The Story of Us

Congress appears poised to approve billions of dollars in emergency funding.

Congress inaonekana kuwa tayari kuidhinisha mabilioni ya dola katika fedha za dharura.

Source: Time

But the Ospreys are poised to take their maiden flights.

Lakini ndege za Osprey ziko tayari kuchukua ndege zao za kwanza.

Source: Nordic Wild Style Chronicles

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