yo-yo

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参见:yoyoYOYO yoyó

英语[编辑]

Photograph of a national yo-yo champion in Chico, California
拍摄于美国加州奇科举办的全国溜溜球锦标赛的照片

词源[编辑]

原是商标名。最可能源自伊洛卡诺语 yóyo,或另一菲律宾语族同源词。

发音[编辑]

名词[编辑]

yo-yo (复数 yo-yos)

  1. 溜溜球
    同类词: diabolowhirligig
    I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.
    我昨天在玩具商店买了一个溜溜球
  2. (金融) 波动的,不稳定市场
  3. (非正式) 容易动摇的人
  4. (缝纫) 一种玫瑰形图案,将一块圆形布料的外缘部分用平针向内收而形成
  5. (非正式) 愚蠢恼人无能的人
    It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos.
    (请为本使用例添加中文翻译)
    • 1985, Sting & Mark Knopfler (作曲作词), “Money for Nothing”, 出自 Brothers in Arms, 演出者 Dire Straits:
      Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it
      (请为本引文添加中文翻译)
    • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:
      Henry glanced past him at the few other customers currently in attendance. "Hey! Any of you yo-yos headed up Castle Hill?"
      (请为本引文添加中文翻译)

衍生词[编辑]

动词[编辑]

yo-yo (第三人称单数简单现在时 yo-yos,现在分词 yo-yoing,一般过去时及过去分词 yo-yoed)

  1. (不及物) 摇摆;上下移动
    • 1990, The Economist (volume 316, page 93)
      The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again.

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