From the headline of this article at Reuters.
上記の文で、seesaw の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "seesaw" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〔シーソーのように〕上下する、変動する、一進一退を繰り返す
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to move backward and forward or up and down
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、「上下する」の意は、1712年から。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
"move up and down," 1712
Examples
- The lead seesawed between the two runners right up to the finish line.
- His mind seesawed between hope and despair all through those weeks.
- The Tokyo stock market see-sawed up and down.
- The boat seesawed in the heavy sea.
- After months of seesaw battles in the Sahara Desert, Libya's rebels are now making their first serious push to Tripoli.
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