see-saw
verb /ˈsiː sɔː/
/ˈsiː sɔː/
(especially British English) (also seesaw especially in North American English)
[intransitive]动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they see-saw | /ˈsiː sɔː/ /ˈsiː sɔː/ |
he / she / it see-saws | /ˈsiː sɔːz/ /ˈsiː sɔːz/ |
past simple see-sawed | /ˈsiː sɔːd/ /ˈsiː sɔːd/ |
past participle see-sawed | /ˈsiː sɔːd/ /ˈsiː sɔːd/ |
-ing form see-sawing | /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ |
- see-saw (from A to B) to keep changing from one situation, opinion, emotion, etc. to another and back again
(局势、意见、感情等)摇摆不定,不断反复,交替 - Her emotions see-sawed from anger to fear.
她一会儿气,一会儿怕,情绪变来变去。 - Share prices see-sawed all day.
整整一天,股票价格时涨时跌,不断变化。
词源mid 17th cent. (originally used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain): reduplication of the verb saw (symbolic of the sawing motion). - Her emotions see-sawed from anger to fear.