"seesaw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蹺蹺板

Definition

蹺蹺板是一種長板，中間有支點，孩子們坐在兩端時就會上下動。這個詞也可以指狀態不停地來回變化，比如情感或結果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於遊樂場的蹺蹺板，也常用作比喻描述事物反覆變化（如‘情緒像蹺蹺板一樣起伏’）。當動詞使用時比較少見，多作名詞或比喻。

Examples

The children played on the seesaw in the park.

孩子們在公園的**蹺蹺板**上玩耍。

A seesaw goes up and down when two people sit at opposite ends.

當兩個人坐在兩端時，**蹺蹺板**會上下動。

There is a seesaw next to the swings.

**蹺蹺板**在鞦韆旁邊。

Stock prices have been on a seesaw all week.

股價整個星期都像**蹺蹺板**一樣波動。

Their emotions seesawed between hope and disappointment.

他們的情緒在希望和失望間**像蹺蹺板**一樣來回變化。

Negotiations turned into a seesaw, with each side refusing to give ground.

談判成了一場**蹺蹺板**，雙方都不肯退讓。