seesaw英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.
A series of up-and-down movements. figuratively
A series of alternating movements or feelings. figuratively

— He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a see-saw between the hypothesis and the fact.
An abnormal breathing pattern caused by airway obstruction, characterized by paradoxical chest and abdominal movement. attributive
A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.

动词 v.

To use a seesaw. intransitive
To fluctuate. broadly,figuratively,intransitive

— When I think of your kisses / My mind see-saws
To cause to move backward and forward in a seesaw fashion. figuratively,transitive

— He see-saws himself to and fro.

形容词 adj.

Fluctuating. figuratively

词形变化

seesaws plural see-saw alternative seesaws present,singular,third-person seesawing participle,present seesawed participle,past seesawed past see-saw alternative more seesaw comparative most seesaw superlative see-saw alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

seesawlike seesawy Tipper and See-Saw Time

词源

词源 1

Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.

词源 2

Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.

词源 3

Probably a frequentative imitative of rhythmic back-and-forth, up-and-down or zigzagging motion, such as teeter-totter, zigzag, flip-flop, ping pong, etc., under the umbrella term of reduplication; also likely influenced by the verbs see and saw of either present or past tense.