复合形式: yo | Yo! |
yo-yo nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (toy that spins up and down on a string) (本义,一种玩具) | 溜溜球 liū liū qiú |
| Some people can do amazing tricks with yo-yos. |
yo-yo⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | figurative (go up and down) | 上下跳动 shàng xià tiào dòng |
yo-yo, yo-yo between [sth] and [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth) | 来回摇摆 lái huí yáo bǎi |
| I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger. |
yo-yo n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | figurative (fluctuating) | 起伏的,上下波动的
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| Tania is fed up with the yo-yo service she has been receiving from her ISP lately. This yo-yo economy leaves people feeling insecure. |
Yo! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | US, slang (greeting: Hi, Hey) | 嘿!
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