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teeter-totter

/ˈtiː.tər ˌtɒt.ər/

翻译: 一种儿童游乐设施,由一块长板在中央支点上保持平衡,两个孩子坐在两端轮流上下晃动;也指这种上下摇摆的动作。, 动词,指像跷跷板一样上下或来回移动;也常用于比喻意义,形容犹豫不决或摇摆不定。

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noun

/ˈtiː.tər ˌtɒt.ər/A2formalamerican
  • zh一种儿童游乐设施,由一块长板在中央支点上保持平衡,两个孩子坐在两端轮流上下晃动;也指这种上下摇摆的动作。

A plaything consisting of a long board balanced on a central fulcrum, ridden up and down by children sitting at opposite ends.

  1. Playground equipmentA1informalamerican

    A long board balanced on a central pivot, allowing children at each end to move up and down by pushing off the ground.

    zh跷跷板

    • The children laughed as they played on the teeter-totter.
    • She carefully balanced on the teeter-totter with her friend.
    • The park has a new teeter-totter for kids.

    同义词seesaw

词形
  • teeter-totters plural form
  • teeter-totters' possessive plural form
  • teeter-totter's possessive singular form

verb

/ˈtiː.tər ˌtɑː.tər/C1formalamerican
  • zh动词,指像跷跷板一样上下或来回移动;也常用于比喻意义,形容犹豫不决或摇摆不定。

A verb meaning to move up and down or back and forth in a seesaw motion, often used figuratively to describe indecision or fluctuation.

  1. Ride on a seesawA2informalamerican

    To move up and down on a plank balanced on a central fulcrum, as in a playground seesaw.

    zh玩跷跷板

    • The children teeter-tottered in the park for hours.
    • She loves to teeter-totter with her younger brother.
    • They teeter-tottered until the bell rang for lunch.

    同义词seesaw

词形
  • teeter-tottered past participle
  • teeter-tottered past simple
  • teeter-tottering present participle
  • teeter-totters third person singular