词汇 | seesawing |
释义 | seesawing present participle ofseesaw seesaw verb[ I ] uk /ˈsiː.sɔː/ us /ˈsiː.sɑː/ to change repeatedly from one emotion, situation, etc. to another and then back again: (情绪、局势等)摇摆不定,不断反复,交替 His mind seesawed between hope and despair all through those weeks.那几个星期里,他一会儿心怀希望,一会儿又感到绝望,心情变来变去。 Changing your mind 180 about-face about-turn back away back out cave in climb down cold go back on something have another think comingidiom make a 180 make an about-face make an about-turn move second thought shift shift (your) groundidiom there's no turning backidiom think againidiom think better of somethingidiom Examples of seesawingseesawing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The pull of the opposing considerations (learners clearly do\\clearly don't generalize) is so strong that there's a danger of just seesawing uselessly between them. How can one plan the future financial viability of an organisation against a background of seesawing financial and economic policies? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 London's ratepayers will be protected from seesawing rate demands for public transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that that arrangement could cause a seesawing of production from each source, but that is unlikely once the investment in each has been made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This can result in a seesawing effect by which both organisms produce a mechanism that leads the other to increase the others spur and proboscis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Being on the bit is more than just a fancy head position; seesawing on the bit causes tension throughout the body. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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