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单词 ups and downs
释义
ups and downs
noun[plural]
uk
/ˌʌps ən ˈdaʊnz/us
/ˌʌps ən ˈdaʊnz/
If someone or somethingexperiencesupsanddowns, amixtureof good andbadthingshappensto him, her, or it:
盛衰；沉浮
Like mostmarriedcoupleswe've hadourupsanddowns, but life's like that.和大多数已婚夫妇一样，我们也经历过沉浮波折，但生活就是如此。
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(Definition ofups and downsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ups and downs| American Dictionary

ups and downs
plural noun
us/ˈʌps ən ˈdɑʊnz/
good andbadthings thathappento someone or something during aperiod:
the ups and downs ofmarriage
(Definition ofups and downsfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofups and downs

ups and downs
Notch and cancer : best to avoid theupsanddowns.
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Over the years this substance has had its psychologicalupsanddowns.
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For the wounded actor, theseupsanddownshave the quality of a diabolical roller-coaster: highs of inflated grandiosity followed by lows of deep depression.
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Also, the essays themselves haveupsanddowns.
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The activities of such spokesmen kept the expedition alive for their audience and for the scientific community despite theirupsanddowns.
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There were commonly many transitoryupsanddownsduring the main support phase before the transition to the escalation or institutional phases.
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It is just part of family life which has itsupsanddowns.
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The 'neumatic' notation shows theupsanddownsof the melody, but not how far up or down the singer should go.
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Although only the most sophisticated evaluate and forecast the economy with precision, nearly all individuals should notice economicupsanddowns.
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We all tidy up music history too quickly and like to smooth out itsupsanddowns.
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Using the same procedure on a flat piece, the 'basic idea' would only come out as 'lots of randomupsanddowns'.
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Post-conflict democratisation is a process with manyupsanddowns.
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If anyone knew about life'supsanddowns, he certainly did, and a roller-coaster was an apt metaphor for his life and work.
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Suggesting that unemployment developments only follow economicupsanddowns, and the resulting variations in the demand for labour, would be to judge on the basis of an incomplete picture.
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It is reassuring, however, that although linguistic terminology may have itsupsanddowns, language itself continues as a topic of interest for scholars and amateurs alike.
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