英语词汇“seesaw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Noun Their relationship was an emotional seesaw. Verb The lead seesawed between the two runners right up to the finish line. as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The recent drop marks the latest swing of this year's market seesaw.

Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Lumber markets didn’t keep rising predictably, though, seeing a seesaw of soaring prices and sudden plummets.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 July 2022 This is the same basic idea behind the seesaw at the local playground.

Wired, 31 July 2022 The answer is hard, frustratingly so, because the economy looks and acts a lot like a playground seesaw.

Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2022 Typically consisting of a wooden or iron chair fastened to a beam from which the victim could be lowered into and raised out of the water, the seesaw-like contraptions were often mounted on wheels.

Katie Dancey-downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Participants and instructors stood on a giant wooden platform positioned over a fulcrum, attempting to balance the platform like one would a seesaw.

Rebekah Frumkin, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2019 In a seesaw affair, Steele held off a furious comeback from Wagner to win 28-21 and stay unbeaten in District 27-6A on Friday night at Rutledge Stadium.

Jim Martinez, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Sep. 2021 Entrepreneurship reminds me of a seesaw—only the ups and downs occur unpredictably.

Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 15 June 2022

Verb

Tilting his thick, hefty tail backward to seesaw the front half of his body up, the dinosaur slowly steps and scrapes and rubs against the rough trunks, the friction sending momentary relief over the pebble-like scales covering his body.

Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022 Temperatures can seesaw wildly, the continent has relatively few weather stations and satellite observations only stretch back about 40 years.

NBC News, 27 Mar. 2022 GameStop shares went on a tear in January, driven by a social-media frenzy, and single stocks continued to seesaw throughout the year.

Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 World markets continued to seesaw on every piece of medical news, whether worrisome or reassuring.

Raf Casert And Andrew Meldrum, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021 Looking north under overcast skies in late August, the lake stretches all the way to the gray-blue horizon line, which appears to seesaw back and forth.

Peter Andrey Smith, STAT, 10 Sep. 2021 And there’s also the natural cycles of the market, which may seesaw between too much and too little before settling into some groove resembling equilibrium.

Chris Roberts, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 You might be required to seesaw back and forth between the demands of the family and the needs of your job.

Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021 The game continued to seesaw during the first five minutes of the final quarter.

oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2021 See More

单词	seesaw
释义	seesaw 1 of 2 noun see·saw ˈsē-ˌsȯ 1 : an alternating up-and-down or backward-and-forward motion or movement also : a contest or struggle in which now one side now the other has the lead 2 a : a pastime in which two children or groups of children ride on opposite ends of a plank balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down b : the plank or apparatus so used seesaw adjective seesaw 2 of 2 verb seesawed; seesawing; seesaws intransitive verb 1 a : to move backward and forward or up and down b : to play at seesaw 2 : alternate seesaw between two activities transitive verb : to cause to move in seesaw fashion Synonyms Verb careen lurch pitch rock roll sway toss wobble wabble See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun Their relationship was an emotional seesaw. Verb The lead seesawed between the two runners right up to the finish line. as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship Recent Examples on the Web Noun The recent drop marks the latest swing of this year's market seesaw. Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Lumber markets didn’t keep rising predictably, though, seeing a seesaw of soaring prices and sudden plummets. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 July 2022 This is the same basic idea behind the seesaw at the local playground. Wired, 31 July 2022 The answer is hard, frustratingly so, because the economy looks and acts a lot like a playground seesaw. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2022 Typically consisting of a wooden or iron chair fastened to a beam from which the victim could be lowered into and raised out of the water, the seesaw-like contraptions were often mounted on wheels. Katie Dancey-downs, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2022 Participants and instructors stood on a giant wooden platform positioned over a fulcrum, attempting to balance the platform like one would a seesaw. Rebekah Frumkin, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2019 In a seesaw affair, Steele held off a furious comeback from Wagner to win 28-21 and stay unbeaten in District 27-6A on Friday night at Rutledge Stadium. Jim Martinez, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Sep. 2021 Entrepreneurship reminds me of a seesaw—only the ups and downs occur unpredictably. Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Verb Tilting his thick, hefty tail backward to seesaw the front half of his body up, the dinosaur slowly steps and scrapes and rubs against the rough trunks, the friction sending momentary relief over the pebble-like scales covering his body. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022 Temperatures can seesaw wildly, the continent has relatively few weather stations and satellite observations only stretch back about 40 years. NBC News, 27 Mar. 2022 GameStop shares went on a tear in January, driven by a social-media frenzy, and single stocks continued to seesaw throughout the year. Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 World markets continued to seesaw on every piece of medical news, whether worrisome or reassuring. Raf Casert And Andrew Meldrum, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Nov. 2021 Looking north under overcast skies in late August, the lake stretches all the way to the gray-blue horizon line, which appears to seesaw back and forth. Peter Andrey Smith, STAT, 10 Sep. 2021 And there’s also the natural cycles of the market, which may seesaw between too much and too little before settling into some groove resembling equilibrium. Chris Roberts, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 You might be required to seesaw back and forth between the demands of the family and the needs of your job. Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021 The game continued to seesaw during the first five minutes of the final quarter. oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun probably from reduplication of saw entry 3 First Known Use Noun 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1709, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Kids Definition seesaw 1 of 2 noun see·saw ˈsē-ˌsȯ 1 : a plank for children to play on that is balanced in the middle on a raised bar with one end going up while the other goes down 2 : a situation in which something keeps changing from one state to another and back again seesaw 2 of 2 verb seesawed; seesawing : to keep changing from one state to another and back again seesaw 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to rock to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rock sway lurch shake wobble roll jerk halt wabble careen toss vibrate tumble pitch vacillate reel teeter totter oscillate weave toddle falter waddle stumble flounder blunder hitch undulate waver jolt hobble wag dodder buck waggle stagger 2 as in to bob to make short up-and-down movements the price of the stock has been seesawing all week Synonyms & Similar Words bob pump jerk shake sway jounce wag jog swing bobble nod rock wobble oscillate duck wiggle jiggle wabble undulate drop seesaw 2 of 2 noun as in rubber Synonyms & Similar Words rubber runoff photo finish dead heat round-robin classic volley rally heat round race derby pentathlon marathon sudden death decathlon gymkhana open championship set run final outing semifinal biathlon triathlon heptathlon ultramarathon field day nightcap play-off national(s)
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