teeter-totter
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American soundteeter totter
teetertotter
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teeter - totter -> teeter totter
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၁။ (US also teeter-totter ) [C] ခူမောင်းပုံစံရှိ၊ တစ်ဖက်တစ်ချက် လူစီးကစားရသောအရာ။ ဆီးဆော။ have a go on the see-saw.
၂။ အတက်အကျများ။ a see-saw in prices/trading.
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၁။ ဆီးဆောစီးသည်။
၂။ တက်လိုက်ကျလိုက်ဖြစ်သည်။ ဘတစ်ပြန် ကျားတစ်ပြန် ဖြစ်သည်။ Prices see-saw according to demand. ❍ The game see-sawed back and forth.
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- ‘There have already been hundreds of people coming to this park, and because there is such a big demand, we are planning on adding a second set of swings, see-saws, sand pit and benches.’
- ‘Every block has a park with the usual swing, see-saw and playthings.’
- ‘Some brought see-saws, slides and swings to their frames.’
- ‘This week some swings and see-saws have been put in the site.’
- ‘All the traditional features, such as climbing frames, swings, see-saws and slides, can be seen but there is so much more besides.’
- ‘Thirteen children's playgrounds are to be shut down but swings, see-saws and slides on six other sites are to be saved.’
- ‘The display now includes a see-saw, rocking horse, Santas, gnomes and elves.’
- ‘Therefore, he had plenty of time for such wholesome activities as sitting motionless on the edge of a see-saw.’
- ‘Greta told me of her childhood when she enjoyed visits to Feniscowles Hall, which then had pleasure gardens with swings and see-saws.’
- ‘Swings, a see-saw and a slide had already been ordered.’
- ‘It journeys through an assault course of fields, hills, rivers, woods, a see-saw and other exciting obstacles.’
- ‘If this proposed standard is adopted, it will outlaw all but the tiniest horses and it also affects other indoor toys such as swings and see-saws.’
- ‘When not on the beach, Rian enjoyed the children's playground, which offered a slide, see-saw and fortress.’
- ‘Few contests ever have involved so much see-saw emotion.’
- ‘The intellectual see-saw continues as we're carefully guided through an ethical minefield of technologies.’
- ‘The emotional see-saw of her life so far, with its successes and failures, knows few limits.’
- ‘In these see-saw markets, in whom, or what, do we trust?’
- ‘Fuel surcharges have see-sawed this year, going up to as high as US $112 per container.’
- ‘First, it is suggested that successive attempts to expound a Marxian theory of nature have see-sawed between naturalistic and social constructionist positions.’
- ‘Volatility was rife in the markets last week, with all major indexes see-sawing.’
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