Teeter is used in expressions such as teeter on the brink and teeter on the edge to emphasize that something seems to be in a very unstable situation or position.
双语例句
例：
The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家旅馆正濒临破产。
2.?[I 不及物动词] （人）踉踉跄跄 , （物）摇摇欲坠
If someone or something teeters, they shake in an unsteady way, and seem to be about to lose their balance and fall over.
双语例句
例：
Hyde shifted his weight and felt himself teeter forward, beginning to overbalance.