| 单词 | roller coaster |
| 释义 | roller coaster noun[C] us/ˈroʊ·lər ˌkoʊ·stər/pluralroller coastersasmallrailroad,esp. in anamusementpark, withopencarsthattravelquicklyalong asteep,curvedtrackthat goes up and down over and over A roller coaster is also afeeling,situation, orexperiencethatchangesveryquickly: anemotionalroller coaster roller coaster| Business Englishroller coaster noun[S] ukusasituationin whichprices,rates, etc.keepgoing up and down bylargeamountsveryquickly: Lastweektherollercoasterofcrudeoilpricesclimbedto $89.47 onThursdayand $90 onFriday. Mortgagechaossentthestockmarketon arollercoasterride. Examplesofroller coasterroller coaster People must be prepared for this vertiginous and fascinatingrollercoasterof change. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We have seen arollercoasterride through the 1980s and 1990s in terms of trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the plain fact is that since 1979 our pound has been the sick man on therollercoasterof other world currencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His use of such phrases surprised me, because we have been on arollercoaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The last year has been something of arollercoaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We seem to have had arollercoasterof interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The boom-bustrollercoasterhas once again been let loose and the events of the 1980s and those of earlier decades look like repeating themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Before we knew it, we were all on arollercoasterbut, ironically, their own industries were damaged even more than ours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In essence, we are on arollercoaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The recent reverberations from therollercoasterride of the stock markets in the region is a small but timely reminder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Since then, as we know, the euro's exchange rate has followed arollercoastercourse. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English That is therollercoasterapproach to public expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It looks like arollercoaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are on some kind ofrollercoaster, in that no matter what we try to do, it seems to get more expensive by the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, the business community—the lifeblood of our economy—has been beset by arollercoaster ride of interest rates, which has been deeply damaging over the past 20 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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