also seesaw, 1630s, in see-saw-sacke a downe (like a Sawyer), words in a rhythmic jingle used by children and repetitive motion workers, probably imitative of the rhythmic back-and-forth motion of sawyers working a two-man saw over wood or stone (see saw (n.1). Ha ha.). Reference to a game of going up and down on a balanced plank is recorded from 1704; figurative sense is from 1714. Applied from 1824 to the plank arranged for the game.
see-saw (v.)
also seesaw, "move up and down," 1712, from see-saw (n.). Related: See-sawed; see-sawing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
專家們認(rèn)為目前通貨膨脹加劇有多種原因。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I don't see the point in it really. It's just stupid.
我真的不理解這到底有什么意義，簡(jiǎn)直是愚蠢透頂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better.
他打電話給勞拉看她是不是好些了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film.
批評(píng)的聲音不會(huì)阻止人們涌到影院觀看這部電影。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.