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单词 seesaw
释义
seesaw
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsiː.sɔː/us
/ˈsiː.sɑː/
(USalsoteeter-totter)
alongboardthatchildrenplayon. Theboardisbalancedon acentralpointso that when achildsitson each end they can make theboardgo up and down bypushingoff thegroundwiththeirfeet.
跷跷板
picture of seesaw
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Play areas for children
  • amusement arcade
  • ball pool
  • climbing frame
  • jungle gym
  • paddling pool
  • play park
  • playground
  • playpen
  • playroom
  • rec
  • recreation ground
  • roundabout
  • sandbox
  • sandlot
  • sandpit
  • schoolyard
  • slide
  • swing
  • teeter-totter
  • Wendy house
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seesaw
verb[I]
uk
/ˈsiː.sɔː/us
/ˈsiː.sɑː/
tochangerepeatedlyfrom oneemotion,situation, etc. to another and then back again:
（情绪、局势等）摇摆不定，不断反复，交替
Hismindseesawed betweenhopeanddespairall through thoseweeks.那几个星期里，他一会儿心怀希望，一会儿又感到绝望，心情变来变去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing your mind
  • 180
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • back away
  • back out
  • cave in
  • cold
  • come round
  • have another think comingidiom
  • move
  • oscillate
  • oscillation
  • pendulum
  • pull
  • pull out
  • think againidiom
  • think better ofsomethingidiom
  • time-server
  • time-serving
  • volte-face
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seesaw
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsiː.sɔː/us
/ˈsiː.sɑː/
changingrepeatedlyfrom oneemotion,situation, etc. to another and then back again:
Thestockmarket'srecentseesawmovementshave made manyinvestorsnervous.
The twosidesfoughtseesawbattlesforcontrolof thispartof thecountrylastyear.
More examples
  • This beauty-spot wasoncethesiteof atragicseesawstrugglebetweennations.
  • The 19-year-oldbattledthe Czechveteranin a seesawmatchthatlastedmore than twohours.
  • Thedealfollowedmonthsof seesawnegotiations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing your mind
  • 180
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • back away
  • back out
  • cave in
  • cold
  • come round
  • have another think comingidiom
  • move
  • oscillate
  • oscillation
  • pendulum
  • pull
  • pull out
  • think againidiom
  • think better ofsomethingidiom
  • time-server
  • time-serving
  • volte-face
See more results »
(Definition ofseesawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
seesaw
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsiː.sɔː/us
/ˈsiː.sɑː/
(USalsoteeter-totter)
alongboardthatchildrenplayon. Theboardisbalancedon acentralpointso that when achildsitson each end they can make theboardgo up and down bypushingoff thegroundwiththeirfeet.
跷跷板
seesaw
verb[I]
uk
/ˈsiː.sɔː/us
/ˈsiː.sɑː/
tochangerepeatedlyfrom oneemotion,situation, etc. to another and then back again
（情绪、局势等）摇摆不定，不断反复，交替
Hismindseesawed betweenhopeanddespairall through thoseweeks.那几个星期里，他一会儿心怀希望，一会儿又感到绝望，心情变来变去。

seesaw| American Dictionary

seesaw
noun[C]
us
/ˈsiˌsɔ/
(alsoteeter-totter)
adevicefor children’splaythat consists of aboardbalancedat thecenter, with aplaceat each end for achildtositon andpushaway from thegroundwith thefeet,causingthe other end to go down
seesaw
verb[I]
us
/ˈsiˌsɔ/
tochangedirectionormovebackwardandforwardor up and downrepeatedly:
Theleadseesawed(= first onesidewaswinning, then the other)throughoutthegame.
(Definition ofseesawfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofseesaw

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How can one plan the future financial viability of an organisation against a background of seesawing financial and economic policies?
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Of all the judicial seesaws, that case takes the biscuit.
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There would have to be an enormous amount of equipment such as sand pits, chairs, tables, potties, paddling pools, climbing frames, swings, seesaws, paints, toys, picture books and wendy houses.
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In these last four digital projections, a large glass globe seesaws tensely back and forth over a central fulcrum.
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The catch was that the tube kept moving like a see-saw and one would lose balance.
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The see-saw battle for control of the company between local and outside interests continued during the expansion of its lines into the mountains.
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Seesaws also work as a simple example of a mechanical system with two equilibrium positions.
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Schilling was less than stellar as well, resulting in a see-saw game that was tied after nine.
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Both effects together produce a see-saw like effect of sleep and wakefulness.
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After several hours of see-saw action, the ground cover caught fire and forced both sides to retire.
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Empirical and theoretical work on bipolar disorder has throughout history seesawed between psychological and biological ways of understanding.
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Neither team led by more than six points at any point during the see-saw battle.
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Playground seesaws usually have handles for the riders to grip as they sit facing each other.
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Figure 1 illustrates the conceptual model of a pneumatic cart-seesawsystem.
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The station remained in second place through 2008 and a see-saw period followed.
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