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.
双语例句
1. Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
专家们认为目前通货膨胀加剧有多种原因。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I don't see the point in it really. It's just stupid.
我真的不理解这到底有什么意义，简直是愚蠢透顶。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better.
他打电话给劳拉看她是不是好些了。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The criticisms will not stop people flocking to see the film.
批评的声音不会阻止人们涌到影院观看这部电影。
来自柯林斯例句
5. He could just about see the little man behind the counter.