Word · Frequency #42392
seesawed
/ˈsiːsɒː/
verb
波动；起伏不定
seesawed is the past of seesaw.
核心释义
to fluctuate or change repeatedly up and down
- 1.
玩跷跷板。
To use a seesaw.
- 2.
波动；起伏。
To fluctuate.
- 3.
使像跷跷板似的来回移动。
To cause to move backward and forward in a seesaw fashion.
玩跷跷板；坐跷跷板；使来回摆动；使上下晃动；玩跷跷板。；波动；起伏。；使像跷跷板似的来回移动。
用法In use
Vegetable prices seesaw from one week to the next.
用法提示：seesaw 作动词，用一般现在时说明价格反复上下波动。
Her mood seesawed between hope and worry all afternoon.
用法提示：seesaw 的过去式 seesawed，表示情绪在过去一段时间里来回起伏。
The team's sales have been seesawing between gains and losses since spring.
用法提示：seesaw 的现在分词 seesawing 与 have been 连用，表示一段时间内持续交替涨跌。
seesaw between A and B
两端多为对立的状态、数字或立场，表示在两者之间来回变动。
Public opinion seesawed between the two candidates.
公众舆论在两位候选人之间摇摆不定。
seesaw sth back and forth
此义为及物用法，宾语通常是被人为来回移动的具体物体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- seesaw between
- 在…之间来回波动
- Her emotions seesawed between joy and despair.她的情绪在喜悦和绝望之间来回波动。
- seesaw back and forth
- 来回摇摆；反复不定
- The debate seesawed back and forth for hours.辩论来回反复了好几个小时。
- seesaw wildly
- 剧烈波动
- The share price seesawed wildly during the day.股价在当天剧烈波动。
- seesaw up and down
- 上下起伏
- Oil prices seesawed up and down all month.油价整个月都在上下起伏。
- seesaw from one extreme to another
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
表示价格、票数、情绪等“上下波动”时多作不及物动词；作及物动词时意为“使来回摆动”，此用法较少见。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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