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单词 seesaw
释义
seesaw1 nounseesaw2 verb
seesawsee‧saw1 /ˈsiːsɔː $ -sɒː/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINseesaw1
Origin:
1600-1700 Probably from SAW2
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As soon as they try to see Agnes's mind it sinks down and up pops Perdita like a seesaw.
  • It is rather like warfare, the seesaw of offensive and defensive, of tank armour and the high-velocity penetrating bullet.
  • It should be a seesaw affair.
  • Like the other end of a seesaw, Agnes rose. ` Where's Magrat?
  • So, lie flat on your back over the pivot on a seesaw, and arrange yourself so that it balances.
  • Which boy on the seesaw is heavy?
word sets
WORD SETS
brick, nounbuilding block, nouncap, nouncatapult, nounclimbing frame, nounfinger-paints, nounfirecracker, nounglove puppet, noungolliwog, noungolly, nounhobbyhorse, nounhoop, nounhula hoop, nounjack-in-the-box, nounjack-o'-lantern, nounkaleidoscope, nounkewpie doll, nounkite, nounLego, nounPlasticine, nounPlay-Doh, nounplayhouse, nounplaypen, nounplaything, nounpogo stick, nounpuppet, nounpuzzle, nounrag doll, nounrattle, nounrocking horse, nounscooter, nounseesaw, nounslide, nounsoft toy, nounsquirt gun, nounstink bomb, nounstuffed animal, nounteddy bear, nounteeter-totter, nountoboggan, nountop, nountoy, nountrain set, nountreehouse, nountrike, nounwater pistol, nounwhirligig, nounwhoopee cushion, noun
1seesaw (1)a piece of equipment that children play on, made of a board that is balanced in the middle, so that when one end goes up the other goes down SYN teeter-totter American English2a repeated movement from one state or condition to another and back again SYN  oscillation
seesaw1 nounseesaw2 verb
seesawseesaw2 verb [intransitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
seesaw
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyseesaw
he, she, itseesaws
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyseesawed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave seesawed
he, she, ithas seesawed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad seesawed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill seesaw
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have seesawed
Continuous Form
PresentIam seesawing
he, she, itis seesawing
you, we, theyare seesawing
PastI, he, she, itwas seesawing
you, we, theywere seesawing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been seesawing
he, she, ithas been seesawing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been seesawing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be seesawing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been seesawing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Stock prices seesawed throughout the morning.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • His fortunes, internationally and domestically, as player and captain, seesawed alarmingly during the 1991-92 season.
  • Mickelson never was really in it, as his 2 birdies and 2 bogeys kept him seesawing between 5 and 6 under.
  • Other reluctant players include squirrels, coyotes and ravens, all of whom seesaw in synchrony.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average seesawed before closing down 21. 32 at 5066. 9.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21. 32 to 5066. 9 after seesawing for most of the session.
to keep changing from one state or condition to another and back again:  Before the election, the president seesawed in the polls.
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