see-sawBrE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊 noun (NAmE also
ˈteeter-totter) [countable] a piece of equipment for children to play on consisting of a long flat piece of wood that is supported in the middle. A child sits at each end and makes the see-saw move up and down. 跷跷板 [singular] a situation in which things keep changing from one state to another and back again 拉锯局面（指来回往复，起伏不断） see-sawBrE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they see-saw BrE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiː sɔː/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it see-saws BrE /ˈsiː sɔːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiː sɔːz/ 🔊past simple see-sawed BrE /ˈsiː sɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiː sɔːd/ 🔊past participle see-sawed BrE /ˈsiː sɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiː sɔːd/ 🔊 -ing form see-sawing BrE /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (from A to B) to keep changing from one situation, opinion, emotion, etc. to another and back again （局势、意见、感情等）摇摆不定，不断反复，交替◆Her emotions see-sawed from anger to fear. 她一会儿气，一会儿怕，情绪变来变去。🔊🔊◆Share prices see-sawed all day. 整整一天，股票价格时涨时跌，不断变化。🔊🔊
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