英語
詞源
發音
名詞
(複數)
- 溜溜球
- (金融) 波動的,不穩定的市場
- (非正式) 容易動搖的人
- (縫紉) 一種玫瑰形圖案,將一塊圓形布料的外緣部分用平針向內收而形成
- (非正式) 愚蠢、惱人或無能的人
- It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos.
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- 1985, Sting & Mark Knopfler (作曲作詞), “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
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- 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?"
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衍生詞
動詞
(第三人稱單數簡單現在時,現在分詞,一般過去時及過去分詞)
- (不及物) 搖擺;上下移動
- 1990, The Economist (volume 316, page 93)
- The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again.
- 1990, The Economist (volume 316, page 93)
延伸閱讀
- 在英語維基百科上的資料。維基百科 en
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