seesaw
gb/sˈisˌɔ/ us/sˈisˌɔ/
A2
अंग्रेज़ी
libikóka, mérleghinta, fel-le billeg, ingadozik, váltakozás, hullámvasút, hullámzás
संज्ञा
A2
1
libikóka
A2
mérleghinta
B1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
play on [a seesaw]; sit on [a seesaw]
The kids took turns on the seesaw after school.
A gyerekek iskola után felváltva libikókáztak.
There’s a seesaw next to the swings in the park.
A parkban a hinták mellett van egy libikóka.
He sat on one end of the seesaw and waited for his sister to climb on.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
The children are on the seesaw.
A gyerekek a libikókán ülnek.
I played on a seesaw at the park.
Libikókáztam a parkban.
आम गलती:
Do not confuse "seesaw" (the playground toy) with "see saw" (past tense of "see").
अर्थ
playground up-and-down board
शब्द-संयोजन
play on a seesaw
|sit on a seesaw
|a playground seesaw
|ride a seesaw
|go on the seesaw
|a wooden seesaw
|a metal seesaw
|a seesaw at the park
समानार्थी शब्द
teeter-totter (Common in American English; more informal.)
विषय
children
|playground
|daily_life
परिभाषा
A playground toy that goes up and down when two people sit on it.
A long board balanced in the middle that people sit on at each end and move up and down for fun.
क्रिया
B1
2
उपयोग पैटर्न:
[something] seesaws; seesaw up and down; seesaw back and forth
The board seesawed as the children shifted their weight.
A deszka fel-le billegett, ahogy a gyerekek áthelyezték a súlyukat.
The boat began to seesaw in the rough water.
A hajó fel-le billegni kezdett a háborgó vízen.
The old sign seesawed in the wind.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
The plank seesawed up and down.
A deszka fel-le billegett.
The boat seesawed in the waves.
A hajó fel-le billegett a hullámokon.
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes write "see-saw" or separate it as "see saw"; as a verb it is usually one word: "seesaw" (past: "seesawed").
अर्थ
move up and down alternately
शब्द-संयोजन
seesaw up and down
|seesaw back and forth
|seesaw gently
|seesaw wildly
|seesaw on a pivot
|seesaw on the edge
समानार्थी शब्द
rock (Often slower and smoother than seesawing.)
|
teeter (Emphasizes instability or nearly falling.)
विलोम शब्द
steady (To become or remain stable instead of moving up and down.)
विषय
movement
|daily_life
परिभाषा
To go up and down again and again.
To move repeatedly up and down, with one side rising as the other falls.
क्रिया
B2
3
ingadozik
B1
उपयोग पैटर्न:
seesaw between [A] and [B]; seesaw from [A] to [B]
She seesawed between taking the job and staying where she was.
Ingadozott aközött, hogy elfogadja az állást, vagy ott marad, ahol volt.
Public opinion seesawed after the debate.
A vita után ingadozott a közvélemény.
His confidence seesawed all season.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
I seesaw between two choices.
Két lehetőség között ingadozom.
Prices seesawed last week.
Az árak múlt héten ingadoztak.
आम गलती:
Use "between" for two choices ("between A and B"); use "among" for more than two.
अर्थ
change between two states
शब्द-संयोजन
seesaw between two options
|seesaw between hope and fear
|seesaw between anger and sadness
|prices seesaw
|support seesaws
|seesaw from day to day
|seesaw sharply
समानार्थी शब्द
vacillate (More formal; usually about decisions or opinions.)
|
waver (Often suggests uncertainty or lack of firmness.)
|
fluctuate (Common for numbers like prices or temperatures.)
विलोम शब्द
stabilize (To stop changing and become steady.)
|
settle (To reach a firm decision or stable state.)
विषय
emotions
|business
|politics
|health
परिभाषा
To change again and again between two things.
To keep changing back and forth between two positions, opinions, levels, or moods.
संज्ञा
B2
4
उपयोग पैटर्न:
a seesaw of [something]; a seesaw between [A] and [B]
The negotiations became a seesaw of concessions and demands.
A tárgyalásokon végül folyamatosan engedmények és követelések váltogatták egymást.
The past year has been a seesaw of highs and lows for the company.
Az elmúlt év a hullámhegyek és hullámvölgyek váltakozása volt a cég számára.
The region has seen a seesaw of power between rival groups.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
It was a seesaw of emotions.
Érzelmi hullámvasút volt.
The game was a seesaw between the two teams.
A meccsen végig váltakozott, melyik csapat került előnybe.
आम गलती:
This noun sense is figurative; it does not refer to the playground object.
अर्थ
back-and-forth change or balance
शब्द-संयोजन
a seesaw of emotions
|a seesaw of power
|a seesaw between two teams
|a political seesaw
|a seesaw in prices
समानार्थी शब्द
back-and-forth (More general; can be used as a noun phrase or adjective.)
|
tug-of-war (Emphasizes active struggle between sides.)
विलोम शब्द
stability (The absence of frequent change.)
विषय
sports
|politics
|business
परिभाषा
A situation that changes back and forth between two sides.
A situation in which control, advantage, or conditions keep shifting back and forth between two sides.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोश रूप
seesaw
IPA
GB/sˈisˌɔ/
US/sˈisˌɔ/
शब्दांश और ज़ोर
seesaw (1 शब्दांश)
Stress on 1st syllable (seesaw)
शब्द रूप
Noun
- Base: seesaw
- Plural: seesaw, seesaws
Verb
- Base: seesaw
- 3rd Person Singular: seesaws
- Present Participle: seesawing
- Past: seesawed
अभिव्यक्तियाँ
a seesaw battle
1/ə sˈisˌɔ bˈætəl/
fixed phrase
competition with changing advantage
A fight or game where each side leads at different times.
उदाहरण
- It was a seesaw battle, with both teams trading the lead all night.
- The election turned into a seesaw battle across several key states.
- After a seesaw battle in the second half, they won by a single point.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
- The match was a seesaw battle.
- It was a seesaw battle between the two teams.
the seesaw effect
1/ðə sˈisˌɔ ɪfˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
one rises as other falls
When one thing goes up and another goes down.
उदाहरण
- There’s a seesaw effect between risk and return in many investments.
- Some people notice a seesaw effect between work stress and sleep quality.
- The report describes a seesaw effect: as costs rose, demand fell.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
- There is a seesaw effect between price and demand.