单词 | teeterboard |
释义 | teeterboard in British English (ˈtiːtəˌbɔːd) noun US a seesaw seesaw in British English (ˈsiːˌsɔː) noun 1. a plank balanced in the middle so that two people seated on the ends can ride up and down by pushing on the ground with their feet 2. the pastime of riding up and down on a seesaw 3. a. an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement b. (as modifier) a seesaw movement verb 4. (intransitive) to move up and down or back and forth in such a manner; oscillate teeterboard in American English (ˈtitərˌbɔrd) US noun seesaw teeterboard in American English (ˈtitərˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd) noun 1. a seesaw; teeter 2. a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end Word origin [1835–45, Amer.; teeter + board]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, communism, crosshead, placement, serial |
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