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ups and downs

起伏,跌宕起伏,起伏不定,起落

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n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1
    • : rises and falls of fortune; good and bad times: Every business has its ups and downs.

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  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.

  • Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

  • This sultry ballad about break-ups and make-ups in the City of Angels is haunting stuff.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • No law of that country must exceed in words the number of letters in their alphabet, which consists only in two-and-twenty.

  • Mr. Spurrell came down to see a horse, and we shall be very glad to have the benefit of his opinion by-and-by.

  • They were eaten too quickly, in long gulps of four-and-twenty hours at a time.

  • He walked over to the table and mixed two tumblers of whiskey-and-soda, wondering why he had not thought of it before.