seesaw
gb/sˈisˌɔ/ us/sˈisˌɔ/
A2
انگریزی
libikóka, mérleghinta, fel-le billeg, ingadozik, váltakozás, hullámvasút, hullámzás
اسم
A2
1
libikóka
A2
mérleghinta
B1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The children are on the seesaw.
A gyerekek a libikókán ülnek.
I played on a seesaw at the park.
Libikókáztam a parkban.
عام غلطی:
Do not confuse "seesaw" (the playground toy) with "see saw" (past tense of "see").
معنی
playground up-and-down board
لفظی تراکیب
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
ہم معنی الفاظ
teeter-totter (Common in American English; more informal.)
موضوعات
children
|playground
|daily_life
تعریف
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.
فعل
B1
2
استعمال کا انداز:
[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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The plank seesawed up and down.
A deszka fel-le billegett.
The boat seesawed in the waves.
A hajó fel-le billegett a hullámokon.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes write "see-saw" or separate it as "see saw"; as a verb it is usually one word: "seesaw" (past: "seesawed").
معنی
move up and down alternately
لفظی تراکیب
seesaw up and down
|seesaw back and forth
|seesaw gently
|seesaw wildly
|seesaw on a pivot
|seesaw on the edge
ہم معنی الفاظ
rock (Often slower and smoother than seesawing.)
|
teeter (Emphasizes instability or nearly falling.)
متضاد الفاظ
steady (To become or remain stable instead of moving up and down.)
موضوعات
movement
|daily_life
تعریف
To go up and down again and again.
To move repeatedly up and down, with one side rising as the other falls.
فعل
B2
3
ingadozik
B1
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I seesaw between two choices.
Két lehetőség között ingadozom.
Prices seesawed last week.
Az árak múlt héten ingadoztak.
عام غلطی:
Use "between" for two choices ("between A and B"); use "among" for more than two.
معنی
change between two states
لفظی تراکیب
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
ہم معنی الفاظ
vacillate (More formal; usually about decisions or opinions.)
|
waver (Often suggests uncertainty or lack of firmness.)
|
fluctuate (Common for numbers like prices or temperatures.)
متضاد الفاظ
stabilize (To stop changing and become steady.)
|
settle (To reach a firm decision or stable state.)
موضوعات
emotions
|business
|politics
|health
تعریف
To change again and again between two things.
To keep changing back and forth between two positions, opinions, levels, or moods.
اسم
B2
4
استعمال کا انداز:
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
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.
عام غلطی:
This noun sense is figurative; it does not refer to the playground object.
معنی
back-and-forth change or balance
لفظی تراکیب
a seesaw of emotions
|a seesaw of power
|a seesaw between two teams
|a political seesaw
|a seesaw in prices
ہم معنی الفاظ
back-and-forth (More general; can be used as a noun phrase or adjective.)
|
tug-of-war (Emphasizes active struggle between sides.)
متضاد الفاظ
stability (The absence of frequent change.)
موضوعات
sports
|politics
|business
تعریف
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.
گرامر
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seesaw
IPA
GB/sˈisˌɔ/
US/sˈisˌɔ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
seesaw (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (seesaw)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: seesaw
- Plural: seesaw, seesaws
Verb
- Base: seesaw
- 3rd Person Singular: seesaws
- Present Participle: seesawing
- Past: seesawed
عبارات
a seesaw battle
1/ə sˈisˌɔ bˈætəl/
fixed phrase
competition with changing advantage
A fight or game where each side leads at different times.
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- There is a seesaw effect between price and demand.