"seesaw" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 跷跷板

Definition

跷跷板是一种长板，中间有支点，孩子们坐在两端就会上下移动。也可以用来形容事情状态不断来回变化，比如情绪或结果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要指儿童游乐场的跷跷板，也可比喻事情起伏很大（如'情绪像跷跷板一样变化'）。作为动词较少见，多用于名词和比喻语境。

Examples

The children played on the seesaw in the park.

孩子们在公园的**跷跷板**上玩耍。

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

当两个人坐在两端时，**跷跷板**会上下动。

There is a seesaw next to the swings.

**跷跷板**在秋千旁边。

Stock prices have been on a seesaw all week.

股价整个星期都在**跷跷板**上一样波动。

Their emotions seesawed between hope and disappointment.

他们的情绪在希望和失望之间**像跷跷板**一样变化。

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

谈判变成了一场**跷跷板**，双方都不肯让步。